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Last 5 Weeks of Legislative Year Legislature on Track for Outstanding Small Business Session The Small Business Chamber started out 2005 with what could have easily been described as an “overly ambitious” legislative agenda. But the S.C. General Assembly made small business issues a priority and has delivered some amazing results. In our January 18th […]

  The following issues are addressed in this fourth edition of our newsletter in 2005.  LEGISLATIVE & ISSUE UPDATE: Senate Tax Reduction Plan Targets Small Businesses Assessing Economic Impact of State Purchases: Follow the Money Tort Reform Signed by Governor Workers Comp Fraud Addressed by Senate Budget Subcommittee Bill Filed to Reform Universal Service Fund,

The following issues are addressed in this third edition of our newsletter in 2005. LEGISLATIVE & ISSUE UPDATE: -Universal Service Fund Wasting Millions But Telephone Customers Still Paying -Ways & Means Adopts Half of Workers Comp Reform Request -Bi-Partisan Senate Bill Targets Small Business Income Tax Reduction -Tort Reform Passes House and Progresses in Senate

The following issues are addressed in this edition of our newsletter: Health Care: Forums Held to Promote Solutions to Affordable Health Insurance/Care Contract Lobbyist Added to Pursue Legislative Agenda Georgia Seeks Small Business Chamber Input Entrepreneurship: Effort to Build Entrepreneur Friendly Communities Launched Small Business Chamber Joins FastTracSC Coalition Workers Compensation: Judge Rules Against Department

The following issues are covered in this first newsletter of 2005: SCE&G Rate Hike Request Cut By About 50% Supreme Court Ruling On Small Business Employment Discrimination Revisited Pilot Project On Affordable Health Care Moving Forward Columbia Establishes A Small Business Regulatory Review Committee 2005 Legislative Agenda SCE&G Rate Hike Request Cut By About 50%

WARNING Small Businesses Now Liable for Employment Discrimination Due to Court Ruling The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce is issuing a warning today to small businesses with 14 or fewer employees to be extremely careful in all employment decisions. Employment decisions of these small businesses have traditionally been protected from discrimination lawsuits regarding “protected

REPORT ON SCE&G RATE HIKE HEARING AT PSC Small Business Chamber President Intervenes For one solid week, November 1-5, the South Carolina Public Service Commission heard testimony to determine what, if any, increase in electric rates SCE&G would be allowed starting in 2005. The company put up 12 witnesses, the intervenors (those parties in opposition

SCE&G SEEKS ANOTHER ELECTRIC RATE HIKE Small Business Chamber President to Intervene SCE&G is asking the Public Service Commission for an overall 5.66% increase on electric rates, which would include a 3.3% hike on small businesses. In 2002, SCE&G was granted an 8% increase on small business rates after The SC Small Business Chamber of

The following letter was presented to the Rural Ad Hoc Committee in the SC House of Representatives: ————————- September 20, 2004 The Honorable Harry Ott, Co-Chair The Honorable Jay Lucas, Co-Chair Rural Caucus Ad Hoc Committee SC House of Representatives P.O. Box 11867 Columbia, SC 29211 Re: Rural Caucus Ad Hoc Committee Dear Chairmen Ott

7/12/2004 Small Business Bulletin Small Business Under Attack from Regulated Industries Small Business Chamber Fighting Back Look out small businesses! Telephone, electricity and workers comp insurance costs will all be going up soon. This Bulletin tells you what these regulated industries are up to and how The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce is working