Health insurance enrollment is now open for small business owners and their employees through the ACA Marketplace. If your business doesn’t offer health insurance to employees, it is time to make sure they have the coverage that they need to be healthy and productive. This enrollment window closes December 15th.…
The Washington Post October 25, 2019 A new poll finds that a clear majority of Americans say oil and natural gas drilling should be curtailed or maintained at current level. But opinions were divided along partisan lines. By Darryl Fears and Scott Clement A large majority of Americans say drilling for…
Register Now for the ASBC Sustainable Business & Advocacy Summit: “Making Capitalism Work for All” – Dec. 10-11, 2019 in DC The stakes are higher every day, but it often feels like only a few people get it. You know our consumer economy can’t thrive without broad-based prosperity – and…
The Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce is holding an Environmental & Energy Conference this Friday and Saturday in Georgetown. The event will feature workshops, panel discussions and interactive booths/vendors. “Our natural environment and the sustenance it provides are vital parts of the Gullah Geechee culture,” states Marilyn Hemingway, CEO/President of…
Charleston Regional Business Journal October 18, 2019 Staff Report You’ll hear it from politicians hoping to get your vote and occasionally raise your taxes for water, sewer and roads: Small business is the backbone of the nation’s economy. Turns out, they’re right. Most companies have fewer than five employees, and…
New York Times October 17, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle WASHINGTON — Home values could fall significantly. Banks could stop lending to flood-prone communities. Towns could lose the tax money they need to build sea walls and other protections. These are a few of the warnings published on Thursday by the…
Let our professionals help you save money on quality health insurance. There is no fee for the service. Small business owners and other over the age of 50, who do not qualify for any federal subsidies are being priced out of the health insurance market. If this describes you, there…
President Trump’s 2017 tax cut, which was largely a handout to the rich, plays a role, too. It helped push the tax rate on the 400 wealthiest households below the rates for almost everyone else. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/income-tax-rate-wealthy.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201, 803-252-5733 ProtectDemocracyUSA@gmail.com www.ProtectDemocracyUSA.com October 9, 2019 The Honorable Zoe Lofgren Chairperson Committee on House Administration 1401 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (Delivered via Email) Re: SHIELD Act of 2019 Dear Chairperson Lofgren, Thank you and your cosponsors for introducing the SHIELD Act…
Greenwood Index-Journal September 30, 2019 Upstate economy focus of Monday listening tour By ADAM BENSON abenson@indexjournal.com Five counties — Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens and Spartanburg — expect to see their ranks swell from 1.2 million people to 1.6 million by 2040. “That means we have a lot of challenges we’re…