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PERSPECTIVE: Biden to seek tax changes on high earners, capital gains, some businesses
The Biden Administration recently released detailed tax proposals through the so-called Green Book. If approved, there would be big changes for high-income earners, on capital gains and for some business taxes.
PPP’s extension gave borrowers needed time to apply, funds expected to dry up before end date
An extension to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) from March to May allowed more time for small firms and businesses looking to draw from the program for a second time to benefit from it. But without additional funds, the program is expected to dry up soon.
Jaindl Farms participates in presidential turkey pardon
Jaindl Farms participated in last week’s official presidential pardon of the National Thanksgiving Turkey.
SBA offers $2M in loans to help businesses, nonprofits cover COVID-19 losses
The federal Small Business Administration (SBA) is working with state officials to support small businesses impacted by the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) with up to $2 million targeted, low-interest disaster recovery loans.
Pa. Attorney General Shapiro sues Labor Department to block ‘joint employer’ rule change
Pledging to fight Trump administration policies that harm workers, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro joined 17 other state attorneys general in a lawsuit that alleges a proposed change in federal labor laws will undermine critical workplace protections.
Poll highlights importance of health care in 2020 Elections
A new report released this month from POLITICO, a Virginia-based political opinion company, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that Americans identify cutting health care costs as the top political issue during this election year.
Report: Trump tariffs cost Pa. $1.17B
Pennsylvanians have paid $1.17 billion in import taxes on products subject to the Trump administration’s tariffs in its ongoing trade dispute with China, according to the latest Tariff Tracker produced by Tariffs Hurt the Heartland, a nonprofit coalition of trade advocacy groups.
Congress shores up pension, health care benefits for coal miners
Retired Pennsylvania coal miners will see their retirement and health care benefits preserved thanks to a bipartisan, end-of-year federal government spending deal announced this week.
Hopes running high for trade-war resolution
As the trade war continues with China, observers in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley hope the latest stalemate might budge if and when President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leaders at the international G-20 conference in late June and agree that both countries can resolve their disputes sooner rather than later.
