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In January, I mentioned that Minnesota’s Democrat Governor Mark Dayton was proposing state jobs tax credits to reward employers who hire veterans, unemployed workers, and recent graduates. During the intervening months, this ongoing story hit the news a surprising number of times . . . almost always in the context of budgeting disagreements between state Democrats and the Republican controlled Minnesota legislature. (more…)
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Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) a primary sponsor of HR 2082, the Work Opportunity Credit Improvement Act offered the following during his testimony on Thursday before the House’s Subcommittee on Select Revenue. If you would like to listen for yourself, Congressman’s Schock’s testimony begins at time stamp 1:08:58. These specific comments begin about two minutes later at timestamp 1:11:06. (more…)
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“Temporary tax provisions that are worthy should be made permanent.” So says, Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue in his opening remarks to last week’s subcommittee hearing on tax extenders. (more…)
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This morning’s Congressional hearing on the tax extenders is getting minimal mention this afternoon in the general media. The consensus from all quarters, however, seems to be that it was a successful step toward extending many of the expired tax provisions. (more…)
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