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Archive of newsletters and general news blogs published prior to January 20, 2017.
Regulatory Roundtables Get to the Coeur of the Matter
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
Beautiful Coeur d’Alene was the setting of the second Regional Regulatory Roundtable in Idaho on July 13. Advocacy heard from more than 36 small business owners in various industries who came…
Advocacy Hears From Small Business Owners At Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Boise, Idaho
By Lindsay Abate, Regulatory Economist
Advocacy staff have been traveling across the United States this summer in an effort to hear directly from small businesses about how federal regulations can be reformed or eliminated to reduce…
Idaho and Washington Small Businesses Speak Out against Burdensome Regulations
The Office of Advocacy continued its series of Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables by traveling to the states of Idaho and Washington in the month of July to hear first-hand the concerns of small businesses in those states. In a…
Advocacy Reflects On Regulatory Roundtable in New Orleans
By Rosalyn Steward, Assistant Chief Counsel
New Orleans was the second and final stop for Advocacy’s Regional Regulatory Roundtables series in Louisiana. The roundtable was held on June 8, 2017, and opened with welcoming remarks from…
New Orleans Roundtable Hits on Common Themes
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel
The Office of Advocacy’s second Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtable was hosted in New Orleans on June 8, following a roundtable in Baton Rouge the previous day. Participants identified many…
A Baton Rouge Regional Regulatory Roundtable Roundup
By David Rostker, Assistant Chief Counsel
The Office of Advocacy kicked off its series of Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables in Baton Rouge, state capital and political hub of Louisiana. Baton Rouge has a vibrant industrial and…
LA Small Biz Proclaims, “Federal Regulations are Stifling Business!”
Louisiana small businesses need relief from overly burdensome regulations. Advocacy heard this message loud and clear from more than 100 small businesses who attended roundtables in Baton Rouge and New Orleans in June.
On June 7 and 8,…
Diversity Gap Dialogue in Kansas City Hits Ideas out of the Park
By Becky Greenwald, Region 7 Advocate
Even though the 2015 World Series champion-Kansas City Royals were on the road, there were still plenty of home runs in Kansas City. In September, twenty-eight greater Kansas City science,…