Congressional Republicans maintain that the prospects for tax reform in the next two or three years are good now that they control the Senate. Fixing the tax code is crucial to promoting economic growth and job creation, according to Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), who spoke at a Tax Executives Institute conference covered by Bloomberg BNA… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Driving Sustainability
Congress Gears Up For Post-Election Agenda
With the dust still settling from Tuesday’s GOP takeover of Congress, lawmakers are beginning to turn their attention to legislative strategy for the remaining two months of the year. Congressional leaders and President Obama will meet at the White House Friday to discuss some potential areas of compromise, such as a spending bill to keep… Read more »
NOWRA’s Eric Casey Defends the Value of Meetings
With the news coverage of the General Services Administration’s conference spending, it is easy to forget how valuable meetings are to the economy and to improving the American (and international) workforce. Eric Casey CAE, the executive director of the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association, wrote a letter to the editor of The Washington Post on this… Read more »
Tabitha Cross Shares Value of American Associations Day
Tabitha Cross IOM, CAE flew into DC for American Associations Day on March 15 to meet with her Indiana members of Congress. She explains why it was important for her to make the trip:
Call for Entries Now Open for 2012 Power of A Awards
When was the last time your association received national recognition for the extraordinary programs and activities you oversee every day? Associations engage in so many programs that have a positive, measurable impact on the economy and/or our collective quality of life. ASAE wants to bring some well-deserved attention to those initiatives through The Power of… Read more »