May 17th, 2012 
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Are most of these bills on your radar already? Last week marked a busy week on Capitol Hill as lawmakers debated which bills to pull through and which to shelve. Even though this congress has been dubbed the “do nothing” Congress, there was a flurry of search inquiries for bills that are making their way [...]
May 10th, 2012 Administrator 
Remember the debt ceiling debate last summer? Yes, the one that was solved only after both parties agreed to automatic across-the-board cuts, known as “sequester” should a deal not be reached to cut $1.2 trillion from our federal deficit over the next 10 years? The programs on the block are defense and domestic programs that [...]
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No Comments » April 18th, 2012 Administrator 
One, two, three SNAP. Now you see it, now you don’t? We have heard a lot of discussion about how the middle class is being hammered. Even in the comments by Elizabeth Warren that we share today. This is true. But, the poor are being hammered even more. More disturbingly, there are efforts underway that threaten [...]
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Tags: SNAP No Comments » April 8th, 2012 Administrator 
What do you think of the new JOB Act? Last Friday, President Obama signed into law the bipartisan supported Jumpstart Our Businesses (JOB) Act. The bill makes it easier for new businesses to raise capital funding. A few highlights of the bill can be found below: Allowing Small Businesses to Harness “Crowdfunding”: The Internet [...]
Posted in Community, Congress, Economy, Elections, Employment, Energy, Features, Legislature, News, President Obama, Women, World News No Comments » April 2nd, 2012 Administrator 
Is Representative Ryan’s Budget a Path to Prosperity as it is named? Every American of voting age will have to answer that question for him or herself this November when casting a ballot. The 2012 budget that is passed by both chambers of Congress and eventually signed into law by President Obama will effect us [...]
Posted in Budget, Community, Congress, Economy, Education, Elections, Employment, Energy, Features, Legislature, News No Comments » March 26th, 2012 Administrator Have you heard of THOMAS, an online database listing legislative information form the Library of Congress? As you know, we periodically feature a list of the top ten THOMAS bills searched online. This week’s list finds some surprises. The list is compiled from the top ten legislative items searched on THOMAS, compiled on 3/24/2012 from [...]
Posted in Budget, Community, Congress, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Features, Legislature, President Obama, Supreme Court, Women No Comments » March 12th, 2012 Administrator 
Do you have an idea for an app that could help businesses grow and create jobs? A few days ago, the U.S. Department of Commerce kicked off a $10,000 contest for application developers to come up with new ways to use Commerce and other government data to support American businesses and better connect them with available [...]
February 23rd, 2012 Administrator 
Are you a small business owner? Have you had a chance to visit BusinessUSA? It’s official, BusinessUSA — a new online platform that will make it easier for businesses to access the services and information they need to help them grow, hire and export, is open for business. Launched with US business owners in mind, as [...]
Posted in Community, Economy, Employment, Features, President Obama Tags: businessUSA, entrepreneurs, federal support for businesses, SBA, Small Business No Comments » January 13th, 2012 Administrator 
What was the day all about exactly? Will Businesses Take Note? President Obama recently hosted the first Insourcing American Jobs Forum at the White House. Surrounded by business and civil leaders, the President proposed tax incentives for businesses that adapt the plan to bring jobs back to the US. President Obama talked about his hope for the [...]
January 1st, 2012 Administrator 
The year of 2011 proved to be an extraordinary season for the participants, petitioners and protestors who fanned freedom’s flames in the U.S. and abroad. From the fall of the last Pharaoh in Egypt, Khadafi in Libya, to the prancing Tea Party and the mobilization of its antithesis, the Occupy movement, the role of citizen [...]
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