Michigan Small Business Legislative Update
Learn more about the latest activity in the Michigan Legislature
NFIB Iowa Advocates for Lower Taxes
NFIB Iowa gives an update on legislation to reform and lower taxes
Iowa State Director Pens Op-Ed in the Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa State Director Matt Everson and John Hendrickson of Iowans for Tax Relief penned an opinion piece about property tax reform in the Gazette
NFIB New York In The News
NFIB Member Small Business Owner Rod Dion Featured in Bloomberg News.
Maine Capitol Update
Legislators and their supporters are once again seeking to raise taxes through higher rates on upper-income families, local option sales taxes, and a higher real estate transfer tax.
TAKE ACTION: Vermont Property Tax Plans Take Shape
Gov. Phil Scott, House, Senate all taking different approaches.
Rhode Island Capitol Update
As in past years, the 2025 legislative session seems to focus on the state’s growing revenue gap and whether tax hikes will be on the table. Lawmakers seem to indicate nothing is off the table yet as they desperately seek to tackle budgetary shortfalls.
NFIB Kicks Off Unemployment Insurance Media Campaign
On Monday, March 31st, NFIB kicked off a statewide issue campaign with radio and digitals ads asserting that since Beacon Hill broke the unemployment system…Beacon Hill should fix it.
NFIB Launches Ad Campaign Urging Reform of Broken Mass. UI System, Decrying Unfair Costs on Small Businesses After Mandated Shutdowns, Fraud, and $2.1 Billion State Error
“The heavy financial burden of this looming crisis has been shifted to Main Street businesses by lawmakers through bad UI policies, unfair funding decisions, and an embarrassing state error. For the sake of small businesses and future UI beneficiaries, the system needs to be fixed now, before the trust fund becomes insolvent – and before the next recession.”
Five NFIB-Backed Bills Now on Governor’s Desk
Measures on unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, tort reform