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…
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…
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…
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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…
January 1, 2020 Thank you for your support in 2019. It was crucial to our advocacy. See below a review of 2019 successes and our 2020 issues. Your support in 2020 will be just as important as we continue to advocate small business interests here in South Carolina and at…
The New York Times December 30, 2019 By Jesse Drucker and Jim Tankersley The overhaul of the federal tax law in 2017 was the signature legislative achievement of Donald J. Trump’s presidency. The biggest change to the tax code in three decades, the law slashed taxes for big companies, part…
The Hill December 23, 2019 By Tess Bonn Conservative commentator Johnny Burtka ripped President Trump’s 2017 tax law in light of a new report that found that some of the most profitable companies in the U.S. didn’t pay any taxes last year as a result of the legislation. “It was a…
Charleston Post and Courier December 11, 2019 By Bo Petersen No pipelines, no refineries, no oil tank farms: If the Trump administration goes ahead leasing the South Carolina offshore waters for oil testing and drilling, the state would keep the work from coming into port. That was the point to…
70% of employers have experience caring for a loved one and/or have an employee who has been a family caregiver. That’s why Public Private Strategies partnered with AARP to launch the Small Business Caregiving Guide, a new, free online resource guide that helps small business owners create a caregiving-friendly workplace.…