CAN BLOG

• So Long Grandfather

• Maryland Chamber Candidate Questionnaire

• Chamber Launches Online Election Center

• Aug. 24 is Deadline to Register to Vote in the Primary Election

• Urge Congress to Repeal Burdensome 1099 Reporting

• Health Care Preventive Services Rules Issued

• EPA Seeks Small Business Input on Proposed Stormwater Rule

• State “Living Wage” Rates Increase in September

• Business Tax Reform Commission Update

• Help Us Get Out the Business Vote

• Health Care “Grandfathering” Rules Issued

• Maryland Chamber Opposes DISCLOSE Act

• MACCE Names Richard Adams Chamber Executive of the Year

• Is Your Company Eligible for the Health Care Tax Credit?

• Council to Guide Federal Health Care Implementation

• Federal Health Care Update – Coverage of Adult Children

• Small Business Health Care Tax Credits

• 2010 Maryland General Assembly Session Recap

• Small Business Property Tax Semiannual Payment Bill Nearing Final Passage

• Compromise Stormwater Regs Approved

• “False Health Claims” Bill Headed to House Floor

• R&D Tax Credit Extension Bill on House Floor

• Financial Literacy Bill Moves to the House

• E-Verify Mandate Set for Summer Study

• No Action on Corporate Campaign Bills

• Earned Income Credit Notification Bill Defeated

• Momentum Building for Small Business Property Tax Semiannual Payment Bill

• False Claims Bill to be Heard in the House Thursday

• Stormwater Management Bill Passes the House

• Transportation Funding Study Bills Moving

• House Approves Shift Breaks Bill

• Bill to Expand FMLA Defeated

• Job Creation Tax Credit Enacted

• Governor Signs Unemployment Insurance Legislation

• Credit Check Bill Defeated

• Federal Health Care Update

• Bill to Require Employers to Pay Employees for Jury Duty Defeated

• House Committee Approves Property Tax Semiannual Payment Bill

• Emergency Stormwater Regulations Delayed

• House Passes Amended Unemployment Insurance Bill

• Senate Passes False Claims Bill

• House Passes Job Creation Tax Credit

• Bill Would Make High Wage Earner Bracket Permanent

• “Amazon Tax” Bill Heard in Senate

• False Health Claims Bill on Senate Floor

• Key House Committee Approves Unemployment Insurance Bill

• Jobs Creation Tax Credit Bill Moving in the House

• House Passes Earned Income Credit Notification Bill

• Compromise Reached on Stormwater Management Regs

• Earned Income Credit Notification Bill Moves to House Floor

• Chamber Opposes Shift Break Bill

• Legislation Would Impose Sweeping Wage and Collective Bargaining Requirements

• Bill Would Require Employers to Pay Employees for Jury Duty

• MD Senate Passes Amended Unemployment Insurance Bill

• False Claims Bill Would Increase Lawsuits, Drive Up Health Care Costs

• Let the Business Tax Reform Commission Finish its Work

• Chamber Supports Bill to Allow Small Businesses to Pay Property Taxes in 2 Payments

• Amended UI Bill Gets Unanimous Support From Finance Committee

• Bill Would Require Employer Notification of Earned Income Credit

• Progress on Stormwater Management Regulations

• Shift Break Bill Will Be Heard Next Week

• In the News: Unemployment Insurance

• Maryland Chamber Supports Amended Unemployment Insurance Bill

• Chamber Testifies in Opposition to Credit Check Legislation

• Chamber Opposes Combined Reporting

• Chamber Supports Financial Literacy Requirement

• RESI Economic Forecast: Signs of Recovery

• March 3: Help Protect Your Bottom Line

• Job Creation Tax Credit Increased to $5,000

• Clean Energy Industry Comes to Annapolis

• Chamber Opposes UI Bill, Supports Payment Plans

• Bill Would Allow Small Business Owners to Pay Property Taxes in Two Payments

• Senate Votes to Extend Small Business Reserve Program

• Congressional Dinner Rescheduled for March 30

• Chamber Urges Passage of Apology Bill

• Senate Passes R&D Tax Credit Extension

• Maryland Chamber Bill Positions

• Transportation Update

• Higher Education Funding Important to Business

• Bill Would Extend “Millionaires’ Tax” and Enact Combined Reporting

• Maryland Awarded Funding for Transportation Projects

• Frustration Over Stormwater Regulations

• Shift Breaks Bill Coming Soon

• Chamber Opposes Credit Check Bill

• Maryland’s Priorities: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

• Chamber Supports Job Creation Tax Credit

• Chamber Supports Extension of R&D Tax Credit

• Lawmakers Urge Business People to Get Involved

• UI Proposal Would Weaken System, Hurt Businesses

• Legislation Would Prohibit the Use of Credit Checks for Job Applicants

• State Budget Flat, But Shaky

• Tax Amnesty Exceeds Estimates

• UI Bill Hearing is Next Week

• Sen. Kittleman: Watch Out For New Workplace Regulations

• Comptroller Franchot Briefs Maryland Chamber Members

• Executive Committee Meets with House Speaker Busch

• 2010 Legislative Discussion with Chairman Davis

• Meet Our Public Policy Team

• Congressional Dinner is February 8

• Connect With Your Lawmakers This Session

• 2nd Challenge to Noneconomic Damage Cap Fails

• Unemployment Insurance Update

• Federal Health Care Update

• Chamber Opposes UI Tax Proposal

• Online Small Business Town Hall Tomorrow

• Paid Sick Leave Bill Introduced in Congress

• Comptroller Franchot to Oppose Combined Reporting in 2010 Session

• Side-by-Side Comparison of Health Care Bills

• Update on the ‘Millionaire’s Tax’

• Employers Should Prepare for Enforcement of the Workplace Fraud Act of 2009

• Controlled Hazardous Substance Regulations Need Further Vetting and Revisions

• Bad Deal on Hospital Bad Debt

• Round 3 of State Budget Cuts

• Business Day in Annapolis is January 15

• Maryland Chamber Unveils 2010 Business Agenda

• Governor Outlines Plan to Strengthen Small Business

• Federal Health Care Bills Move to Floor

• State “Living Wage” Rates Increase 4.5 Percent

• BRAC Still Short on Funding

• Comptroller’s Office Issues Combined Reporting Analysis

• Maryland Employers Face Hefty UI Tax Increase

• Briefing Updates Maryland Business Leaders on Federal Health Care Debate

• State/Local Fiscal Task Force Holds First Meeting

• State Revenues Still Lagging

• Maryland Transportation Authority Announces Proposed Tolling Plan for Intercounty Connector

• Federal Health Care Bills Pose Employer Risks

• Federal Health Care Reform Update

• Good News in Bad News

• Good Timing for State/Local Fiscal Workgroup

• Tax Amnesty Starts September 1

• Greenhouse Gas Stakeholder Meeting

• More Workplace Fraud Regulation on the Horizon for Employers

• Let the Business Tax Reform Commission Do its Work

• Budget Committees Briefed on Cuts

• Release of Additional H-2B Visas for Temporary Workers a Relief to Maryland Crab Industry

• Sen. Cardin to Hold Health Care Town Hall Meetings Next Week

• State/Local Fiscal Study Group Appointed

• One Challenge to Noneconomic Damage Cap Fails

• Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect July 24

• State Budget Blues Continue

• Federal Health Care Reform Accelerates

• BRAC Update

• Benefits and Dangers in Federal Health Care Reform

• Health Care Commission to Alter Small Employer Subsidy

• Mikulski Seeks $20M for BRAC Transportation Needs

• Governor Signs Small Group Reform Bill

• Fewer Small Employers Offer Health Insurance

• Maryland Tax Issue Update

• Employee Misclassification and Health Care Discussed at Attorney General’s Business Roundtable

• Chamber Hosts Webinar on Employee Free Choice Act of 2009