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Flooding Concerns, Agricultural Issues Underscore Advocacy’s Arkansas Roundtable
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief
Counsel
With spring’s floodwaters rising
across the Mississippi Delta and throughout Arkansas, it is no wonder that
flooding and agricultural issues highlighted the Office of Advocacy’s recent…
“I Can’t Keep the Lights on With the Costs of These Rules!” Small Businesses in Arkansas, Tennessee,…
During the week of June
3, 2019, the Office of Advocacy held three Regional Regulatory Reform
Roundtables to hear federal regulatory concerns directly from small businesses
in Jonesboro, Ark.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Jackson, Miss. These…
Wide Range of Issues Discussed at Nevada Roundtable
By Stephanie Fekete,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Congressional & Legislative Affairs
On May 2, 2019, the
Office of Advocacy hosted a Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Summerlin,
Nev., attracting dozens of small businesses and…
Advocacy Hosts Spirited Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Phoenix, Arizona
By Bruce Lundegren,
Assistant Chief Counsel
The western spirit was on full
display as the Office of Advocacy hosted a well-attended Regional Regulatory
Reform Roundtable in Phoenix, Ariz., on May 1. The meeting attracted…
Employment, Finance Issues Highlight Oklahoma City Roundtable
By
Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel
On April 29, the Office of Advocacy
hosted a Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Oklahoma City, Okla., attracting
dozens of small businesses and their representatives eager to discuss…
“Forty Percent of Our Budget Goes to Regulatory Compliance!” Small Businesses in Oklahoma, Arizona,…
The Office of Advocacy
continued its efforts to hear directly from small businesses regarding federal regulations
by hosting additional Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, Phoenix, Arizona and Summerlin,…
Small Businesses in Tampa Bay Had a Lot to Say About WOTUS
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
Sunny skies, cruise ships, and jurisdictional wetlands. These were themes that emerged at Advocacy’s National Waters of the United States roundtable in Tampa, Fla. In a room filled with…
Advocacy Discusses WOTUS Woes with Small Businesses in the Mile-High City
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
The Mile-High City provided the perfect backdrop for Advocacy’s National Waters of the United States roundtable. In Denver, Colorado, Advocacy heard from over twenty-five small business…
Advocacy Holds Small Business Forum in Kansas City on WOTUS
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
On February 14, 2019, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a long-anticipated rule to revise the definition of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The…
“Regulations are an impediment to everything we are trying to do!” Small Businesses in…
The call for help from America’s small businesses continued this month in Princeton, New Jersey, Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Poughkeepsie, New York, where the Office of Advocacy held Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables to hear concerns…