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Congressional Budget Office Predicts Higher Taxes for Obamacare

Business owners will pay $4 billion more in taxes under President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) than the Congressional Budget Office had previously expected. Read

July 25, 2012

WMC Announces "Working for Wisconsin Award" Winners

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) announced Monday that 77 legislators will receive the prestigious Working for Wisconsin Award. The award is given to legislators who stand

July 23, 2012

Health Care Law Update

Health Care Law Update – July 18, 2012 WMC recently hosted a member webinar “Health Care Law Update: Compliance for 2012, Plan for 2013,” with

July 18, 2012

Nonpartisan Legislative Council Releases Memo on Supreme Court Health Care Decision

On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius. This Information Memorandum describes relevant major provisions

July 9, 2012

WMC Reacts to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Law

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce President/CEO Kurt R. Bauer said Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold Obama’s health care law is disappointing

June 28, 2012

U.S. Rep. Baldwin Distorts Her Record on Manufacturing

MADISON – The state’s largest business group Tuesday criticized U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin’s television ad for distorting her record on high-wage papermaking jobs. “Representative Baldwin’s

June 26, 2012