The South Carolina Public Service Commission has approved the settlement reached between the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Duke Energy, SC Office of Regulatory Staff and other intervenors in Duke’s recent rate hike request. This is another big victory for the work of the SC Small Business Chamber. Our track record of successfully …
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The Hill’s Congress Blog By Frank Knapp, Jr. We have heard an ongoing cry from organizations claiming to represent all businesses that they oppose any government action on toxic chemicals in our products, warning of increased costs and job losses. Now, a new independent poll shows that when it comes to protecting workers and consumers …
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Published on April 3, 2012 By Adrienne Burke | SmallBizVote Many news outlets this week are speculating about how a Supreme Court decision to throw out the Affordable Care Act could affect election results. Regardless of how the Court’s decision helps or hurts the incumbent or his GOP opponent, overturning Obamacare would be a disaster …
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Published on April 2, 2012 By Frank Knapp, Jr., Vice-Chairman, American Sustainable Business Council | The Hill’s Congress Blog The Supreme Court has now completed its three days of hearing on provisions within the Affordable Care Act (ACA),or “Obamacare” as even the president’s reelection campaign is now calling it. Opponents of the ACA will continue …
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Published on March 23, 2012 By Adam Beam | The State A House panel in the S.C. Legislature Thursday approved a $59 million-a-year tax cut for small business owners. The bill – one of seven tax reform bills that House Republicans hope to pass this year – would cut the tax rate that small business …
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Published on May 22, 2012 The Post and Courier BY FRANK KNAPP JR. AND SUE BERKOWITZ Today marks the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the national health care reform that continues to inspire as much controversy and misinformation as it did the day it was signed into law by President Obama. While …
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Published on March 15, 2012 By Eliza Newlin Carney | Roll Call As the Senate prepares to take up the House-passed Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, a popular proposal to free up capital through “crowdfunding” has pitted consumer advocates against entrepreneurs. The idea behind crowdfunding is simple: Instead of going to a bank for loan, a …
This week I’m off to DC to join David Levine, co-founder and director of the American Sustainable Business Council, in a media tour for the ASBC (I serve as vice-chair of the organization). We will be doing a few other things including have discussions with the Americans for Financial Reform and hopefully some Congressional staff …
The crocodile tears were flowing at yesterday’s South Carolina Senate Banking and Insurance Subcommittee that was hearing two bills supported by the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC). One bill, S.31, would simply require all proposed workers’ compensation loss cost rate adjustments (increases and decreases) to be subject to a hearing before a …
Union Daily Times by Charles WarnerEditor February 23, 2012 The State of South Carolina should use business tax credits to promote the growth of solar energy in the state according to the majority of the readers who participated in an online poll conducted by The Union Daily Times. The Finance Committee of the SC Senate is …
