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18 hrs ago | Small Business Trends

U.S. Government To Pay $3 Million in Back Fees to Small Businesses

The U.S. federal government owes 1,281 small businesses approximately $3 million collectively in termination fees.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Republican

Tue May 21, 2013

CNN

The Obamacare myth about small business

But the new law's rules don't apply to the vast majority of small businesses. The employer mandate , which forces firms to start providing insurance in 2014, pertains only to companies with at least 50 full-time workers.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator John Barrasso, US Senate

Fri May 17, 2013

WHIO

Small Businesses Are Ditching Patents in Droves

Just two months after several provisions of the America Invents Act went into effect, the House Committee on Small Business met to evaluate how it's been doing.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Thu May 16, 2013

Washington Post

Exclusive: GSA failed to pay thousands of small government contractors since 2008

The U.S. General Services Administration failed to fully pay more than 1,300 small contractors since 2008, shorting them a collective $3 million.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Liberal Political News

Fri May 10, 2013

MLive.com

Legislation to address school emergency-drill failures found by MLive surprises state task force

Fire drills, lockdown drills and tornado drills like this one in an eastern Michigan high school are required in all Michigan K-12 schools.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Oakland County, MI, Weather, Rick Snyder, US Governors

Thu May 09, 2013

AOPA Pilot

Bill would set timeline for aircraft-certification reform

Five members of the U.S. House, citing regulations that they say have been overtaken by technology, are seeking to set a year-end 2015 deadline for the FAA to act on recommendations being developed for less costly - and safer - aircraft certification procedures.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, US Politics, Representative Mike Pompeo, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Todd Rokita

Tue May 07, 2013

The Wichita Eagle

Re: Pompeo introduces legislation he says will help light aircraft industry

Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Wichita, on Tuesday introduced the Light Aircraft Revitalization Act, which sponsors say would streamline the certification process, lower costs and revitalize the general aviation industry.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Wichita, KS, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Todd Rokita, Representative Rick Nolan, Democrat, Federal Aviation Administration

Mon Apr 29, 2013

Business Journal

Political baggage may ground KCI renovation plan

Plans for a major renovation of Kansas City International Airport flew through the City Council, but otherwise face strong political headwinds, The Kansas City Star reports.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Sat Apr 27, 2013

Customer Interaction Solutions

Political turbulence rattles plans for a single-terminal KCI [The Kansas City Star]

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) April 28--For more than two years, Kansas City aviation officials flew under the radar, quietly pushing a proposal to replace three aging terminals at Kansas City International Airport with a single new facility.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Hispanic Business

Declaring Missouri River a Marine Highway Carries Benefits

Declaring the Missouri River between Kansas City and Sioux City, Iowa, to be a Marine Highway could benefit the region by promoting navigation and economic development regionally, officials say.

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Related Topix: Kansas City, MO, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, St. Joseph, MO

Thu Apr 25, 2013

Chattanoogan.com

Rep. Graves Opposes Any Effort To Exempt Congress From Obamacare

U.S. Rep. Tom Graves issued the following statement after Politico reported today that members of Congress are seeking to exempt themselves and congressional staff from Obamacare: "I will oppose any effort to give Congress a special exemption from Obamacare.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tom Graves, Georgia, Georgia Government, Lamar Alexander, US Senate

Business Journal

SBA administrator's big budget proposal faces criticism

The SBA administrator's next year budget includes $57 million for entrepreneurial development programs that Congress has not yet authorized.

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Related Topix: US News, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics

Tue Apr 23, 2013

Examiner.com

Georgia Congressman Graves statement on the passage of CISPA

Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act , the controversial cyber security bill sponsored by Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tom Graves, Mike Rogers, Privacy