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Trump’s Trade Tariffs and America’s Small Businesses

Seth’s Substack April 3, 2025 Trump’s Trade Tariffs and America’s Small Businesses SETH SANDRONSKY President Trump vows to “make America wealthy again” as he pursues a global trade policy that favors new, sweeping tariffs, a price hike on foreign-made goods arriving for sale in America. Invoking his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act […]

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Senate passes sweeping energy bill aimed at meeting SC’s growing power needs

South Carolina Daily Gazette April 3, 2025 Senate passes sweeping energy bill aimed at meeting SC’s growing power needs A section added to the bill would make it easier for utilities to raise power bills on an annual basis By: Jessica Holdman  COLUMBIA — The Senate passed a long-anticipated bill clearing the path for a new

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April 3, 2025 Small Business Chamber weighs in on tariff “Liberation Day” SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce president, Frank Knapp, talked with News19 morning anchor Christy Calcagno yesterday about the likely impact of President Trump’s tariffs on small businesses. Watch the interview here.

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Contact State Senators today to stop your electric rates going up

March 31, 2025 ACTION ALERT!!! Contact State Senators today to stop your electric rates going up This Tuesday the SC Senate starts debating a bill (H.3309) intended to promote new energy generation to meet the future needs of the state. But lurking inside the legislation is a provision that guarantees higher rates for residential and

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Possible impacts of SC energy bill bring optimism for some, concern for others

WCSC March 28, 2025 Watch video Possible impacts of SC energy bill bring optimism for some, concern for others By Tiana Maxwell COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) – The state’s growing population strikes concerns for state leaders about the future of energy, but a bill addressing the issue has an organization concerned for impacts on residential ratepayers. Statehouse

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Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee on H.3309 & S.446

March 25, 2025 Re: Amendments for H.3309 and S.446 to protect ratepayers Senate Judiciary Committee, At your committee meeting on Tuesday, March 25th, you will take up H.3309 and S.446, both addressing energy and utilities. The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce is very concerned that both bills contain provisions that harm all consumers in

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ACTION ALERT!!!!! BIG electric rate hikes annually are coming!

ACTION ALERT!!!!! BIG electric rate hikes annually are coming! Contact these state Senators ASAP! 3-24-25   Two bills will be voted on this Tuesday (March 25th) at 3PM in a SC Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. These utility-friendly bills would: -make electric rate hike decisions more big-business friendly at the expense of all other consumers. -allow

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‘A threat to our small business economy;’ SC Small Business Chamber responds to Lutnick

WCIV-TV WPDE-TV March 23, 2025 ‘A threat to our small business economy;’ SC Small Business Chamber responds to Lutnick by Perrin Moore COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce released a statement Sunday calling on President Trump to “consider firing” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after he made comments about Social Security recipients

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Trump’s Commerce Secretary is a threat to our small business economy

Press Statement March 23, 2025 Trump’s Commerce Secretary is a threat to our small business economy Declares delayed Social Security won’t bother “Americans”   Below is a statement by Frank Knapp Jr., President and CEO of the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce, in response to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick declaring this past Thursday that

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Commentary: Turning the Public Service Commission into the Utility Service Commission

SC Daily Gazette March 18, 2025 Commentary: Turning the Public Service Commission into the Utility Service Commission By Frank Knapp Since 2002, the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce has intervened in 12 electric rate cases at the SC Public Service Commission. We have had tremendous success over the years in fighting utility rate hikes

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