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Key Industry Issues Trigger Discussion Between Roof Coating Experts and Congress Satff
Jul 27, 2015Members of the Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) met with their Members of Congress on Capitol Hill last Wednesday, July 15 as part of the Association’s Summer Meeting and Legislative Day. Over 30 RCMA members ...
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Child Resistant Packaging Bill Is Passed
Apr 24, 2015The North Carolina Senate has passed a bipartisan bill that would make child-resistant packaging and warning labels mandatory for liquids used with electronic-cigarette vaporizers. Once approved, the law that would be effective from 1 ...
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AHFA Declined Group's Request for an Extension in Deadline for Upholstery Manufacturers
Dec 16, 2014California officials notified the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) late yesterday that they have declined the group’s request for an extension in the deadline for upholstery manufacturers to comply with a new labeling ...
Tags: upholstered furniture, labeling requirement, Furniture
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Bill Was Approved by California in Placing Warning Labels for Sugary Drinks
May 27, 2014The California State Senate’s Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that mandates sugary soft drinks to feature labels that warn of obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. Under the new measure, which was approved on a 5-2 ...
Tags: Sugary Drinks, Warning Labels
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In Railway Invasion Model Set up Agricultural Protection in Indiana
Feb 27, 2014For a moment last April, the Indiana General Assembly looked like it was going to conclude like an Indianapolis 500 race – with the state Senate putting the hammer down on a “farm protection” bill the House still had some ...
Tags: farm protection, Indiana Assembly, SB 101, SB 373
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The Idaho House Is Now Ready for a Floor Vote
Feb 26, 2014The Idaho House is now ready for a floor vote that will likely send Senate Bill 1337 to Republican Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter for his signature. It would make trespassing and filming agricultural operations without permission of ...
Tags: ag-gag, HSUS, Idaho, Idaho Dairymen's Association
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The Quick-Moving "Agriculture Production Interference" Act
Feb 26, 2014UPDATE: After three and one-half hours of public hearing Thursday, Senate Bill 1337 was sent to the floor of the Idaho House of Representatives by the Agriculture Affairs Committee with a "do pass" recommendation. The quick-moving ...
Tags: ag-gag, Idaho, Mercy for Animals, SB 1337
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Democrat Leading In Florida Race Eyed As Test Of Obamacare
Feb 17, 2014Los Angeles Times: Democrat Leading In Florida Race Eyed As Test Of Obamacare A Democratic candidate who has explicitly defended Obamacare holds a slight lead in a special congressional election in Florida that both parties are eyeing as ...
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R-NC Introduced a Bill That Would Move The National Oceanic and NOAA
Jan 6, 2014In mid-December, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced a bill that would move the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its seafood inspections to the U.S. Department of the Interior. More broadly, the act ...
Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.Sen.Richard Burr
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The Texas Glass Industry Has Already Come to Terms with The Idea of Immigration Reform
Jul 10, 2013Jerry Wright, president and owner of AAA Glass in Fort Worth, Texas, says that the Texas glass industry has already come to terms with the idea of immigration reform and stands ready for whatever form of it eventually becomes the law of the ...
Tags: Glass Industry
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The High Point Market Authority Approved a Preliminary Budget of $4.89 Million
Jul 3, 2013Directors of the High Point Market Authority approved a preliminary budget Wednesday of $4.89 million for the upcoming fiscal year - a spending projection that could rise as much as $200,000 once the North Carolina legislature finalizes the ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, economy
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The Senate Is Expected to Vote Next Week on an Immigration Bill
Jun 24, 2013The Senate is expected to vote next week on an immigration bill, and it is likely to pass after one last fight to give U.S. workers hiring preference over foreigners with H-1B visas. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Sherrod Brown ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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West Virginia SBA Requires New Schools Built in The State to Have Shatter-Resistant Glass
Jun 7, 2013The West Virginia School Building Authority (SBA) recently approved a safety measure that will require new schools built in the state to have shatter-resistant glass, according to SBA executive director Mark Manchin. "The SBA voted to ...
Tags: Resistant Glass, Glass
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Republican Lawmakers in The House Have Released a Plan of Their Own
May 29, 2013With the full Senate starting its debate on a comprehensive immigration bill, Republican lawmakers in the House have released a plan of their own. The Skills Visa Act, by Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), isn't completely new and is based on ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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The Tech Industry Had Won
May 28, 2013With the H-1B fight over and lost, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) lashed out, almost flailing in the minutes before the Senate Judiciary Committee's final vote Tuesday. The tech industry had won. It was getting late in the day and the ...
Tags: Stinky Onion, Computer Products, H-1B