http://www.nfib.com/ en Copyright © 2013, NFIB Managing.Editor@Domain.com Fri, 24 May 2013 08:09:30 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSSAshxGen 1.0.0.0 2 Director David Clough reports the results of a NFIB survey showing that members strongly support cutting the income tax but they are opposed to a companion measure to increase and expand the sales tax. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62884 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director David Clough says that a tax reform plan to cut the income tax in favor of an increased/expanded sales tax received faint praise from multiple groups. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62887 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director David Clough told a tax committee Friday that small business owners are divided over the so-called "sweet and sour" tax reform plan that would cut income taxes but raise and expand sales taxes. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62842 Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT A "Gang of 11" legislators has proposed a sweeping, $700 million tax reform measure that one newspaper headline labeled "dramatic". http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62756 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Maine Department of Labor is offering a free 3-hour briefing on employment law for employers in four locations. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62761 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director David Clough said today that he's encouraged by a proposal to cut the income tax but disappointed that it is accompanied by a plan to raise and expand the sales tax. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62750 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Committees are working feverishly to meet a May 17 deadline for reporting out all bills, which means intense days are ahead as legislators push through a busy schedule of public hearings and work sessions on many of the more than 1,489 bills printed to date. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62754 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Lawmakers are taking a break this school vacation week. There is no Senate or House session and most committees are not meeting. All that will change next week when lawmakers return to Augusta and tackle numerous big issues, including the proposed 2014-15 State Budget, that stand between now and a mid-June adjournment. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62610 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Various bills to increase taxes are scheduled for public hearing the week of April 22, as lawmakers seek ways to increase revenues available for spending by the State and municipalities. NFIB will be providing testimony on these bills. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62611 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director David Clough said that what's happening on Wall Street seems to have no relationship to what's happening on Maine Street. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62534 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director David Clough reports that a new economic forecast for Maine reveals a slightly better picture. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62492 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director David Clough reports on the latest developments in Augusta. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62493 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director David Clough said today that a bill to raise the minimum wage automatically every year will push some small businesses over the edge and damage the state's economy. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62423 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Legislature nears the end of March with 1,112 bills printed as of Tuesday, hearings underway on the 2014-2015 State Budget, and some of the more controversial issues beginning to move through committees. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62355 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Co. has said it would not increase rates in 2013 despite being authorized a 3.9% increase by the state Bureau of Insurance. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62353 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The number of bills printed as of Tuesday morning stood at 890, just over half of the more than 1,700 bills expected. Here is a brief snapshot of some printed bills to date. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62215 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT With gas prices hovering near $4 per gallon, now is not the time for lawmakers in Augusta to raise the state fuel tax, said the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) today. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62149 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director David Clough warned today that legislation to increase the minimum wage by 13 percent would damage small businesses and lead to fewer jobs. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62121 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The number of bills printed as of Wednesday morning stood at 576 with another thousand or so still to come out, including some of the most controversial proposals that would have significant effects on businesses and the Maine economy. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62110 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director David Clough reports on the latest developments in Augusta. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=61968 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT