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ABMA Turns One: A Look Back at Our First Year of Federal Advocacy

Staff at ABMA October 10, 2022

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Gubernatorial Races to Watch in ABMA States: Georgia – A Rematch

Staff at ABMA October 5, 2022

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ABMA Signs Onto Business Letter Opposing ENABLERS Act

Staff at ABMA September 29, 2022

White House Approves Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plans

White House Approves Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plans

Staff at ABMA September 29, 2022

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Keep Your Workers Safe During Hurricane Season

Staff at ABMA September 29, 2022

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Job Quality Toolkit: Recruit and Retain Great Workers

Staff at ABMA September 29, 2022

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Gubernatorial Races to Watch in ABMA States: Maine – The Return of the Governor

Staff at ABMA September 26, 2022

Politics

Gubernatorial Races to Watch in ABMA States: Alabama – Strong Female Candidates

Staff at ABMA September 21, 2022

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ABMA 2023 Lookahead

Staff at ABMA September 15, 2022

Voting

Are you ready for the General Election?

Staff at ABMA September 6, 2022

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ABMA Wraps Up First Year, Makes Plans for Year Two

Staff at ABMA August 25, 2022

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ABMA Signs-On to Letter Opposing Inflation Reduction Act

Staff at ABMA August 11, 2022

White House

Biden Administration Outlines Strategy to Manage BA.5

Staff at ABMA July 14, 2022

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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Step Forward to Combat Climate Change

Staff at ABMA July 14, 2022

Recently, the NFIB held a webinar about how to claim the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). This credit was passed as part of the CARES Act of 2020 to reward and encourage businesses to keep their employees on payroll during the COVID shutdowns.

Claiming the Employee Retention Tax Credit

Staff at ABMA July 14, 2022

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U.S. Department of Labor Awards $121M in Apprenticeship Building America Grants to Expand, Diversify, Modernize Registered Apprenticeship Programs

Staff at ABMA July 14, 2022

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US DOL Announces First Group of Apprenticeship Ambassadors

Staff at ABMA July 13, 2022

When Ambassador Katherine Tai met with Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business, and Economic Development, Mary Ng last week, she reiterated that the unfair playing field in softwood lumber is an important priority for the United States.

Ambassador Katherine Tai Says Softwood Lumber Agreement US Priority

Staff at ABMA July 13, 2022

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ABMA signs on to letter opposing tax increases on small and family owned businesses

Staff at ABMA July 13, 2022

Today, ABMA Committee members and members of the Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine (RLDAM) met with Senator Susan Collins and her staff to advocate for a US-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA). The most recent SLA expired in 2015. The lack of an agreement is contributing to the country’s rising and unpredictable lumber prices via high US tariffs, which in turn are contributing to affordable housing issues and fewer Canadian exports.

ABMA Meets with Senator Susan Collins Re: Canadian Softwood Lumber Agreement

Staff at ABMA July 11, 2022

U.S. Small Business Administration Loans

Staff at ABMA July 7, 2022

US Executive Agency Newsletter Information

Sign-up for Executive Agency Newsletters

Staff at ABMA July 7, 2022

DOL

DOL Workforce Development Solutions

Staff at ABMA July 7, 2022

If you are looking to hire new talent, make sure you are going about it the right way. You don't want to end up on the wrong end of a discrimination suit, so make sure you and your hiring staff know what you can and cannot ask and what types of protections there are for employees and potential employees so you do not run afoul of the laws.

U.S. EEOC FAQs for Businesses

Staff at ABMA July 7, 2022

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