This week I was honored to receive the “Community Health Care Leadership Award” at the SC Primary Health Care Association’s Policies & Issues Forum. I greatly appreciate the recognition for myself and the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce. Since 2004 we have partnered with Lathran Woodard and her association…
SC Senate Takes 1st Permanent Step Against Offshore Drilling
The Advocate of South Carolina Small Business 1717 Gervais Street • Columbia • SC • 29201 www.scsbc.org • (803) 252-5733 PRESS RELEASE Date: January 15, 2020 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: BREAKING NEWS: SC Senate Takes 1 st Permanent Step Against Offshore Drilling Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO,…
“The battle has been fought and lost on Medicaid expansion.”
Journalnow.com January 12, 2020 Spotlights heats up on N.C. GOP as another red state reaches Medicaid expansion compromise Phil Cox, a former head of the Republican Governors Association: “The battle has been fought and lost on Medicaid expansion.” “Republicans may be able to hold off the Medicaid expansion in some…
ACTION ALERT!! Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Banning Offshore Oil Exploration and Drilling – January 15
On Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. a SC senate subcommittee will hold a public hearing in room 207 on S.870 that would ban offshore oil exploration and drilling for oil. Please attend or call in support. S.870 prohibits the state and local governments from approving a plan, license, or permit…
Feds ordered to produce additional seismic documents
Charleston Regional Business Journal January 8, 2020 Staff Report A U.S. district judge has ordered the federal government to produce all documents related to its decision to allow seismic blasting tests off the coast of South Carolina, a legal victory for municipalities and environmental groups who are suing to block…
Conservationists win court round against oil drilling offshore SC
Charleston Post and Courier January 7, 2020 By Bo Petersen The federal agencies in charge of approving seismic testing for offshore oil and gas in the Atlantic must show conservationists how they arrived at their permitting decisions, a district court judge in Charleston has ruled. That means staff will have…
Small Business Chamber Newsletter 1/8/20
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Senate confirms Trump pick for small business chief
“This is a fresh opportunity for the administration to refocus on issues or measures that could actually help small businesses,” said Frank Knapp, co-chair of Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform. The Hill January 7, 2020 By Naomi Jagoda The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jovita Carranza to head President Trump‘s Small Business Administration…
SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza Must be a Strong Voice for Main Street in an Administration that Favors Big Business
Jan. 7, 2020 Statement by Frank Knapp, Jr., co-chair of Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform and president & CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, who formerly served on an advisory body to the SBA Office of the National Ombudsman, on today’s appointment of Jovita Carranza as…
Why the Impact of the Trump Taxes Remains Partly Hidden
The New York Times December 30, 2019 New taxes should be a big expense for many companies. But they have found a way around disclosing it in annual reports. By Peter Eavis Armed with legions of lobbyists, companies have been pushing hard — and successfully — to weaken new federal…