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Small Business Majority supports creation of Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Virginia

lunes, enero 29, 2024 | VA
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On January 29, Small Business Majority's Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash submitted testimony before the Virginia Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on legislation to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board. The bill would protect small employers, employees and other stakeholders within the healthcare system, particularly as small businesses are struggling with thin margins and high healthcare costs.

Small Business Majority Supports Health Care Affordability Fund in New Mexico

lunes, enero 29, 2024 | NM
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On January 29, Small Business Majority's Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash submitted a letter of support for HB 7, the Health Care Affordability Fund, to the New Mexico House Committee on Appropriations.  This legislation would keep funding levels constant for the Healthcare Affordability Fund, which would ensure the Fund could continue providing affordable coverage to our communities, particularly our small employers. 

Small Business Majority Supports Paid Family and Medical Leave in Virginia

jueves, enero 25, 2024 | VA
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Today, Public Policy Director, Awesta Sarkash, submitted written testimony in support of HB 737, Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in Virginia. Ahead of the House Labor and Commerce Committee hearing, Awesta underscored the need for a state-run leave program, which would allow small businesses to offer a modernized and robust benefits package to their employees. 

Small Business Majority supports the Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Patients Act

miércoles, enero 24, 2024 | GA
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On January 24, Small Business Majority's Georgia Director and National Women's Entrepreneurship Director, Rachel Shanklin, testified before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee in support of the Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Patients Act. 

Small Business Majority testifies in support of New Mexico Paid Family and Medical Leave Act

miércoles, enero 24, 2024 | NM
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On January 24, Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash testified in front of the New Mexico House Health and Human Services Committee in support of HB 6, which would create a state-run paid family and medical leave program. 

Small Business Majority joins the Responsible Business Lending Coalition in opposition of Missouri's Commercial Financing Disclosure Act in its current form

martes, enero 23, 2024 | MO
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On January 23, Small Business Majority Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash sent a letter on behalf of the Responible Business Lending Coalition to Missouri Senate Committee on Insurance and Banking Chair Sandy Crawford in opposition of SB753 as introduced. The Commerical Financing Disclosure Law fails to include annual percent rate (APR) requirements which would provide small business owners with the transparency they need to make informed decisions about financing products.

Small Business Majority joins the Responsible Business Lending Coalition in opposition of Kansas' Commercial Financing Disclosure Act in its current form

martes, enero 23, 2024 | KS
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On January 23, Small Business Majority Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash sent a letter on behalf of the Responible Business Lending Coalition to Kansas Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance Chair Jeff Longbine in opposition to SB345 as introduced. The Commerical Financing Disclosure Law fails to include annual percent rate (APR) requirements which would provide small business owners with the transparency they need to make informed decisions about financing products.

Small Business Majority Testifies in Support of Closing Corporate Loopholes in Tax Code

miércoles, enero 17, 2024 | National
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On January 17, Small Business Majority Founder and CEO John Arensmeyer testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Budget at a hearing on closing corporate loopholes that reward offshoring jobs and profits in the tax code. He shared comments on initiatives to bring parity to the tax code and recover lost revenue that would greatly support the small business community.

Small Business Majority testifies in support of Medicaid Expansion in Georgia

miércoles, enero 10, 2024 | GA
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On January 10, Small Business Majority's Georgia Director and National Women's Entrepreneurship Director, Rachel Shanklin, testified before the Georgia General Assembly at a hearing on Medicaid Expansion. She shared comments on the benefits of expanding healthcare coverage and its impacts to the small business ecosystem.

Small Business Majority joins amicus brief in Corner Post, Inc., vs Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

miércoles, diciembre 20, 2023 | National
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On December 20, Small Business Majority joined the American Sustainable Business Network, Businesses for Conservation and Climate Action, Main Street Alliance and the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce in filing an amicus brief before the United States Supreme Court. The brief argues that efforts to enable any business to circumvent regulatory statute of limitations would create uncertainty and confusion for businesses seeking to remain in compliance with the law.

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