Small Business News

| The Lever

“This case could have profound implications for the nation’s small businesses and the country’s economy,” said Skye Perryman, the president of Democracy Forward, a public interest legal group that has filed a brief in the case representing several small business interest groups, including Small Business Majority and the American Sustainable Business Council.

| Colorado Newsline

People who spoke in support of the bill included representatives from the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, the Justice Action Network, the Small Business Majority, the Second Chance Center, Healthier Colorado and the Korey Wise Innocence Project.

| Albuquerque Journal

Although several chambers of commerce in the state, including the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, continued to oppose the measure, a national small-business organization, Small Business Majority, urged legislators to adopt the bill.

| The Wall Street Journal

Nancy Clark and her then-28-year-old son, Reid Clark, had just sat down to dinner in June 2022 when the conversation turned to when he would move out. The topic had come up before, but this time they decided to set a date one year later.

| Source New Mexico

A survey by the Small Business Majority found that 85% of small business owners support a state-run paid family and medical leave insurance program. That same survey found that 61% of small businesses believed paid family medical leave made them more competitive with larger companies that offer better benefit packages to employees.

| Fairfax County Times

I urge Virginia lawmakers to make all necessary efforts to increase and fill existing gaps in childcare investments to contribute to a robust childcare ecosystem.

| The Virginia-Pilot

Like many small business owners in the commonwealth, I am excited to see that the bipartisan proposal to create a Virginia Prescription Drug Affordability Board has been reintroduced in this legislative session.

| Representative Suzanne Bonamici

The letter is endorsed by: Save the Children, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Small Business Majority.

| WSLS-TV

Owner Shirley Modlin with 3D Design and Manufacturing, said she doesn’t offer a leave program. “There have been several instances in the 17 years of this business that employees have needed time off or bereavement on unforeseen events,” said Modlin, “They have to take their paid time off if they’re going to get paid because again, we cannot afford to sustain the leave program.”

| Santa Fe New Mexican

Alma Castro, a Santa Fe city councilor whose family owns Café Castro, said the bill would help business owners as well by giving the government some responsibility for administering paid leave and adding employee contributions.


“Please consider this bill not only for employees but also for employers,” she said.

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