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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…