NFIB’s state director for Illinois, Mark Grant, speaks at Small Business Day at the Capitol on March 19, 2019.
NFIB’s annual Small Business Day at the Capitol was held Tuesday, March 19, at the Sangamo Club in Springfield.
Great update on #WorkersComp this morning from policy expert and @nfib member Jay Shattuck at #SmallBiz Day at the Capitol! #twill #illeg pic.twitter.com/u5cMPDmTSz
— NFIB Illinois (@nfib_il) March 19, 2019
Small-business owners from around the state came for intimate roundtable discussions with policy experts and legislators on critical issues including workers’ compensation, health insurance, and taxes.
Members heard details of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed graduated income tax and the process by which the state’s constitution would have to be amended in order for this to come about.
NFIB’s state director for Illinois, Mark Grant, warned that the governor’s plan would hurt small businesses. NFIB members at the meeting also voiced concerns about language in the proposed amendment that would make it easier for the General Assembly to adjust tax rates in the future.
Panelists and speakers at Small Business Day included:
- Jay Shattuck, Shattuck and Associates Consulting
- Laura Minzer, Illinois Life Insurance Council
- Andrew Nelms, Americans for Prosperity
- Annette Fulgenzi, Illinois Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
- Katy Khayyat, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Regulatory Flexibility
- Jon Kurrle, vice president of NFIB Federal Government Relations
.@NFIB VP Jon Kurrle (on the right) is talking about about federal issues including #TaxReform at #SmallBiz Day at the Capitol! #twill #ILleg pic.twitter.com/VEJffu1Itx
— NFIB Illinois (@nfib_il) March 19, 2019
This year’s event was sponsored by Humana, Cigna, and the Illinois Life Insurance Council.
