Roll Call July 20, 2021 Wyden pitches curbs on tax break for noncorporate businesses By Laura Weiss Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden is proposing to limit a tax break for “pass-through” business owners by phasing it out for individuals making more than $400,000. The Oregon Democrat released a bill Tuesday morning that would simplify and curtail a…
As teens head back to school, group says young workers needed to fill workforce needs
Live 5 WCSC July 18, 2021 As teens head back to school, group says young workers needed to fill workforce needs By Logan Reigstad WANDO, S.C. (WCSC) – The start of another school year is just weeks away, meaning many teens and young adults who picked up a summer job…
Teresa is saving almost $1,800 on health insurance because of expanded premium assistance rules
On April 1st, President Biden changed the rules regarding premium assistance for health insurance policies through the Affordable Care Act. Teresa, who lives in South Carolina with her husband and children, already had their health insurance from the ACA health insurance marketplace and qualified for premium assistance. But when the…
SC regulators deny Dominion’s rate plan for future rooftop solar customers
The Post and Courier April 28, 2021 By John McDermott State regulators have denied Dominion Energy’s plan to charge a suite of new fees to future solar-power customers in a ruling that’s being held up as a victory for the rooftop solar industry. The S.C. Public Service Commission issued its…
9-city tour to publicize ‘Reform the SBA’ plan
The Florida Times-Union USA TODAY NETWORK April 26, 2021 9-city tour to publicize ‘Reform the SBA’ plan By Steve Patterson Kelly Harris runs restaurants on Jacksonville’s Southside and Frank Knapp Jr. runs business groups in South Carolina. But on frustrations over roadblocks facing small businesses, they’re in the same place. That’s why Knapp, CEO of…
“Reform” campaign to help small business startups on Florida radio
Listen to national campaign coordinator Frank Knapp talk with 2 Tallahassee radio stations Monday about the “Reform the SBA: BIGGER Mission, Authority and Resources” campaign. The Greg Tish Show on WVFT: LISTEN The Doc D Show with Darius “Doc” Baker on WTAL, Gospel talk radio: LISTEN
Opinion: The American Jobs Plan Will Help Small Businesses, Not Harm Them
Inside Sources, April 13, 2021 Las Vegas Sun, April 15, 2021 Culpepper Star Exponent (Culpepper, VA), April 15, 2021 The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, VA), April 15, 2021 By Frank Knapp Jr. President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan (AJP) is an important step forward for small businesses by providing a clear,…
Opinion: Selling Santee Cooper is transformational change S.C. deserves
Sumter Daily Item April 13, 2021 By James Felder, Gullah Geechee Leadership Institute Fifty years ago, Isaac Samuel Leevy Johnson, Herbert Fielding and I stepped into the state capitol to take our places as South Carolina’s first Black members of the General Assembly. It was a milestone on a road…
What’s in the American Jobs Plan for South Carolina?
Today, the White House released state-by-state fact sheets that highlight the urgent need in every state across the country for the investments proposed by President Biden in the American Jobs Plan. The fact sheets highlight the number of bridges and miles of road in each state in poor condition, the…
Santee Cooper topic of WHRI’s Straight Talk–Listen
Frank Knapp of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce on Monday joined Manning Kimmel for his Straight Talk on Rock Hill’s WHRI to discuss Santee Cooper. Listen Here.