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WASHINGTON | House Republicans seek permanent tax cuts as elections loom

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WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders have unveiled their proposal to expand the massive tax law they hustled through Congress last year. They’re aiming to make permanent the individual tax cuts and small-business income deductions now set to expire in 2026. With midterm elections barely two months away, the second crack at tax cuts outlined Monday … Continue reading WASHINGTON | House Republicans seek permanent tax cuts as elections loom →

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WASHINGTON | Survey of economists: Some Trump policies could slow growth

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WASHINGTON  — U.S. business economists are concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump’s economic policies, saying they fear his tariffs and higher budget deficits could eventually slow the economy. More than 90 percent of economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics in a report being released Monday said they think … Continue reading WASHINGTON | Survey of economists: Some Trump policies could slow growth →

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New York News: California Man, MARK MUSHKIN Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Operating Multimillion-Dollar Mail Fraud Scheme Targeting Small Businesses

New York – Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Peter R. Rendina, Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, New York Field Division (“USPIS”), announced today that MARK MUSHKIN was arrested today and charged with mail fraud for operating a multi-year, multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud small … Continue reading New York News: California Man, MARK MUSHKIN Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Operating Multimillion-Dollar Mail Fraud Scheme Targeting Small Businesses →

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Spring: Hope’s Eternal For Small And Mid-Size Business Owners

PITTSBURGH/ April 3, 2018 (STLRealEstate.News) — Optimism is running at historic highs in all categories evaluated by The PNC Financial Services Group in the 15-year history of the PNC Economic Outlook, a semiannual telephone survey of small and medium-size business owners and executives. In results released today, exactly half of respondents describe their outlook for … Continue reading Spring: Hope’s Eternal For Small And Mid-Size Business Owners →

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CCIR to Congress: BEAT Will Negate Tax Relief for Consumers and Businesses

WASHINGTON/ Dec. 16, 2017 (STL.NEWS) — Today the Coalition for Competitive Insurance Rates (CCIR), the leading voice for continued and increased competition within the insurance industry, expressed disappointment in the House-Senate Conference Agreement for H.R. 1, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” that includes a harmful Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (“BEAT”) that will unfairly … Continue reading CCIR to Congress: BEAT Will Negate Tax Relief for Consumers and Businesses →

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Auditor Galloway continues advocacy for removing barriers affecting small businesses

Follow-up review on state advocacy board finds ongoing struggles to effectively serve Missouri businesses JEFFERSON CITY, MO/November 16, 2017 (STL.News) Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway, yesterday, Wednesday, November 15, 2017, released a follow-up review of the Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board, which was created by law to serve as an advocate for small businesses. The … Continue reading Auditor Galloway continues advocacy for removing barriers affecting small businesses →