U.S. Senate votes to repeal 1099 provision
With bipartisan support, the U.S. Senate voted 81-17 to repeal the 1099 reporting requirement passed as part of the health care reform bill passed last…
Career pathways legislation passes Senate Education Committee
The Chamber-supported career pathways legislation, SB 36 (Westwood), passed the Senate Education Committee today. The bill would provide career-based programs of study for high school…
House education committee passes bill to raise mandatory school attendance age
HB 225 (Greer), which would phase in raising the mandatory high school attendance age to 18, passed the House education committee today. The bill now…
NLRB proposes new regulation requiring labor law postings
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has proposed a new regulation that would require most employers to post a notice of labor rights as provided…
Florida judge rules health care law unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in Florida ruled the national health care law unconstitutional Monday, agreeing with 26 states who argued Americans cannot be required to…
Chamber offers alternative solution to deal with meth problem
On Thursday, the Kentucky Chamber expressed concerns regarding legislation that would require a doctor’s prescription for consumers to purchase medications containing pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient…
Chamber files amicus brief to uphold precedent in slip and fall cases
The Kentucky Chamber, joined by the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Kentucky Retail Federation, filed another amicus brief with the Kentucky Supreme Court…
U.S. House votes to repeal health care law
After voting on Wednesday to repeal President’s Obama’s health care plan, the U.S. House of Representatives instructed four committees to begin drafting legislation to replace…
Positive steps toward controlling corrections costs
For more than a year, the Kentucky Chamber has highlighted corrections costs as one of the areas of state government needing significant reform. As represented…
Georgia considers pro-growth tax code
The Georgia Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness, a blue ribbon panel of economists and business representatives established by the Georgia legislature last year,…