Published on March 20, 2013 William Greider | The Nation An employee counts money from a sale at Chagrin Hardware in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) A promising new force is finding its voice in progressive politics, though it is still widely ignored or misunderstood. These overlooked progressives are small-business owners and entrepreneurs who …
Published on March 20, 2013 By Lauren Sausser, The Post and Courier South Carolinians covered by companies other than Blue Cross Blue Shield could see lower health insurance premiums if a proposed bill is signed into state law. Senate Bill 145 is attempting to even the playing field among competing companies in astate that is …
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Published on February 23, 2013 By JOEY HOLLEMAN, The State COLUMBIA, SC — A wave of higher health insurance expenses will threaten the bottom lines of many small and medium-sized businesses starting next year under the Affordable Care Act. And if S.C. leaders turn down expanding Medicaid,as expected, the wave will be even bigger. Those …
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February 20, 2013 By Nate Stewart Columbia, SC (WLTX) — If scheduled federal Military Budget cuts aren’t stopped, the Air Force, Army and Navy willforce billions in wage and spending cuts. Julius Thomas is in his fourth year asco-owner of the Freeplay athletic center on Forest Drive. As a trainer, he knowsthe importance of a …
Published on February 15, 2013 By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau Chief, Workcompcentral The South Carolina Legislature is scheduled to debate bills that would prevent workers covered by the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act or the Jones Act from filing state workers’ compensation claims and would ease the restrictions on “mental-mental” claims. House Labor,Commerce …
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Published on January 16, 2013 By Warren Koestner, Free Times Preventing gun violence is front and center as a nationalissue as a result of the tragic loss of life last month at an elementary schoolin Newton, Conn. Clearly there is an elevated national concern for improvingthe safety of all citizens, especially our children. While everyone …
Published on January 4, 2013 By Frank Knapp, Jr. | The Hill’s Congress Blog Dysfunctional! This is the term that almost everyone has used to describe the 112th Congress even after the New Year’s Day passage of the “fiscal cliff” legislation to responsibly address some pressing taxation issues. However, the public and media understand that …
Published on December 7, 2012 By Cheryl P. Allen, Greater Greer News Mark King likens jump-starting a business to being thrown into the water. “You’re either going to sink or swim.” For King, face-to-face networking and word of mouth have kept him afloat. “I have done very little cold calling,” said the long-term Greer resident …
Published on December 4, 2012 By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau Chief, WorkCompCentral The Home Builders Association of South Carolina and a Columbia, S.C.,insurance agency that specializes in the construction industry are jointly funding a new system that alerts users when a workers’ compensation policy has lapsed prior to its scheduled expiration date. The system was first proposed …
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Published on November 28, 2012 By EVA MOORE, Free Times Electric bills will probably go up soon — but not by as much as South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. originally requested. The utility company wanted to raise its base rates by 6.61 percent. But under a new agreement reached with state auditors and groups that opposed …
