The Idaho State Senate passed the Hire One Act yesterday. This is a “new jobs” program, meaning that in order to earn the benefit, a qualifying employer must add at least one new employee or full-time equivalent. To determine if a new employee has been added, Idaho employers look back at their average employment during the past one to three years. (more…)
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The South Carolina Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved a tax credit measure last week that would reward South Carolina employers when they hire the unemployed. The tax credit would accumulate at the rate of $100 per month for a maximum credit of $2,400 over a two-year period. (more…)
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal’s (D-CT) office issued the following press release yesterday. Interest in restoring WOTG Target Group “J” (Unemployed Veteran) has been growing since the legislation that created the category expired on December 31, 2010. Target Group K (Disconnected Youth) also expired on December 31. (more…)
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With the recent breakdown of budget talks in Sacramento, the California Association of Enterprise Zones (in the person of its President Craig Johnson) is breathing a hesitant and reluctant sigh of relief. In an e-mail to association members this afternoon, Mr. Johnson states (more…)
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An amended version of California Assembly Bill (AB) 231 was posted yesterday on the Official California Legislative Information website. As originally introduced on February 2 by Assembly Members V. Manuel Pérez and Luis Alejo, AB231 made some relatively minor changes in the way tax payers enjoy enterprise zone tax benefits. (more…)
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According to a press release issued today by Californians for Jobs and Safe Communities, the California Republican Party passed a resolution this weekend urging Republican legislators to:
vote to oppose the elimination of the California Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Program and look for further ways to expand tax credit programs to spur economic growth.
The party held its spring convention this weekend in Sacramento. According to the press release, the resolution received unanimous support from Republicans in committee during the convention on Saturday. (more…)
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The delay in the State of California’s budget vote is providing opportunities for Enterprise Zone supporters to inform the State’s legislators about the program. A group from the San Bernardino area has already scheduled 25 meetings with legislators during their two-day visit next week. (more…)
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The Governor’s office issued the following statement today.
SACRAMENTO – Following “positive and productive” budget talks between Governor Jerry Brown and legislators on both sides of the aisle, Press Secretary Gil Duran issued the following statement.”
“Governor Brown has continued to engage in positive and productive budget discussions with legislators on both sides of the aisle. For this reason, he has asked the Pro Tem and the Speaker to temporarily delay any vote on the budget in order to allow more time to find common ground and to put the state’s finances back in balance.”
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On the tail of Governor Jerry Brown’s admission today that he did not yet have the votes needed for his budget reforms, we hear now from five Republican State Senators involved in the negotiations. The Republican Caucus of the California State Senate has made a PDF copy of the letter available on its website. It was signed by Senators Tom Berryhill of Oakdale, Sam Blakeslee of San Luis Obispo, Anthony Cannella of Ceres, Bill Emmerson of Hemet, and Tom Harman of Huntington Beach. (more…)
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I commented earlier today that the California legislature’s Budget Conference Committee has approved Governor Jerry Brown’s budget proposal, thus opening the way for open votes by the State Legislature later this week. (more…)
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