by Lander Chamber | May 28, 2025 | Advocacy, Business Public Policy, Chamber Blog, Member Support, WY Chamber News
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was a historic win for American businesses. By slashing the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, introducing a 20% deduction for pass-through businesses, and modernizing outdated tax structures, the law sparked investment, raised...
by Lander Chamber | May 7, 2025 | Advocacy, Business Public Policy, Chamber Blog, Member Support, US Chamber News
Limiting the deduction for state and local business taxes (B-SALT deduction) would significantly weaken the pro-growth reforms of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Policymakers must preserve this essential feature of our federal income tax system. In December 2017, Congress...
by Lander Chamber | Apr 21, 2025 | Advocacy, Business Public Policy, Chamber Blog, Member Support, NFIB Update
What it means: Small business owners continue to urge Congress to repeal the beneficial ownership reporting requirement. The recent relief provided by the administration can be undone unless the Corporate Transparency Act is repealed by Congress. Our take: “Absent...
by Lander Chamber | Apr 4, 2025 | Advocacy, Business Public Policy, Chamber Blog, Government Relations, Member Support
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) unanimously approved a Business Ready Community (BRC) grant and loan request from the City of Laramie at its meeting on April 3, 2025. The request, presented by the Wyoming Business Council (WBC), will...
by Lander Chamber | Apr 2, 2025 | Advocacy, Business Public Policy, Chamber Blog, Member Support
On April 1st, a U.S. House Financial Services subcommittee held a hearing entitled, “Following the Money: Tools and Techniques to Combat Fraud.” The hearing covered many topics, but the conversation returned time and again to the awful Corporate Transparency Act. The...
by Lander Chamber | Mar 26, 2025 | Advocacy, Business Public Policy, Chamber Blog, Government Relations, Member Support
WASHINGTON, Mar. 25, 2025 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has amended fourteen program funding opportunities to remove harmful DEIA scoring criteria. The overhaul brings these programs into compliance with Executive Order...
