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News, articles and information about small businesses, starting and owning and operating a small business, employment law, employment taxes, minimum wage. (Photo iTOWNS)
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Pence pitches tax cut for Hoosiers
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Lowering Indiana's income tax rate was one of the main ideas Mike Pence talked about while running for governor last year. Pence, a Republican who took office in January, is talking about the tax cut more than ever now as he tries to...Tags: Mike Pence, Government, Personal Income, Mitch Daniels, Regional Authority
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Gov. Pence pushes income tax cut during stop in South Bend
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Indiana Governor Mike Pence is fighting for a promise he made on the campaign trail – a 10% cut in the state’s personal income tax. It’s not getting far in the Indiana House where a committee dumped the tax cut in...Tags: Medicaid, John Broden, Business, Personal Income, Government
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Some business owners wary of plan to increase minimum wage
WSBT-TVPresident Obama said something during his State of the Union address that caught the attention of a lot of small business owners. He wants to increase the minimum wage to $9 an hour. The current Indiana minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. In Michigan it&...Tags: State of the Union Address, Barack Obama
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VIDEO: Walorski delivers maiden speech on House floor
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In her first speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Jackie Walorski talked about the need to cut wasteful spending in Washington. Walorski called on Congress and the president to pass a deficit...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Michael G. Mullen, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Facebook users hit 'like,' stores jump into action
CHRISTINA REXRODE,Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook isn't just for goofy pictures and silly chatter. Whether shoppers know it or not, their actions online help dictate what's in stores during this holiday season. After polling customers on the social media site, Macy's...Tags: Social Media, Consumer Goods Industries, Media Industry, Holidays, Elections
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Officials in Indiana county repeal smoking ban
FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) — Officials in a central Indiana county have repealed a local smoking ban that was stricter than a statewide ban the General Assembly approved earlier this year. Commissioners in Johnson County, just south of Indianapolis,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Business, Radio Industry, Labor Legislation, Civil Laws
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Despite deal, taxes to rise for most of us
WASHINGTON (AP) — While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013. That's because the legislation did...
Tags: Personal Income, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Employees, Washington, DC
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FISCAL CLIFF VOTE: How our congressmen voted on new tax deal
While the tax package Congress passed New Year's Day is expected to protect 99% of us from an income tax increase, most of us will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013. That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary...
Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Marlin Stutzman, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC
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Small business owners support online sales tax plan
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND - Nothing irks Jack St. Pierre more than when someone comes into his shop, looks at one of his cameras, asks a bunch of questions, then goes home and buys the thing online. "Don't get me started," said St. Pierre, owner of Gene’s Camera...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Mitch Daniels, Photography and Video, Services and Shopping, Photography Supplies and Services
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Proposal would move up online Ind. sales tax collection
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two lawmakers say they plan to introduce legislation in the new year that would require Amazon.com and other online-only retailers with a presence in Indiana to begin collecting sales tax on July 1, 2013, six months earlier...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Business, Amazon.com Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Mitch Daniels
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Better off 4 years later? A mixed bag of answers
It's a staple of every presidential election, a single question that puts the incumbent's record on trial and asks American voters to be the jurors. "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Ronald Reagan asked in 1980 at the end of a...
Tags: LinkedIn Corp., Unemployment Benefits, Ronald Reagan, Labor Markets, Media Industry
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Elections 2012: Indiana's 2nd District Congressional Q & A
To assist voters in making their decisions on who should represent them for U.S. Representative from Indiana’s 2nd District, The Tribune today is publishing candidates’ answers to important questions. Brendan Mullen, a South Bend native who...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Army, Barack Obama, Libertarian Party, Elections
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