Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act
NAE today What is the NAE?
It offers both pathways to U.S citizenship for many immigrants with longstanding ties to the United States.
Business leaders from around the country urged a bipartisan group of key Senators to act on immigration reform. More than 250 business, faith, civic leader US Chamber of Commerce and more participated in meeting the 21 senate offices.
Immigration can give substantial economic benefits a more flexible labor market, greater skills base, increased demand, and a greater diversity of innovation. However, immigration is also controversial because immigration can cause issues of overcrowding, congestion, and extra pressure on public services.
The House Passes Historic Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (immigrationimpact.com) Pros & Cons of immigration reform in the US economy.
GOV. DUCEY SIGNS MAJOR CHAMBER PRIORITY INTO LAW
Governor Ducey on Monday signed into law S.B. 1377, one of the Chamber’s top priorities for the session. The new law establishes commonsense liability protections for health care providers, businesses, schools and universities, non-profits, and government entities that are taking responsible steps to prevent the spread of the virus. It’s good news for businesses getting back to some semblance of normalcy without having to worry about the threat of abusive litigation.
Governor Ducey extends Income tax Filing
May 17, 2021 is the final deadline to submit your income tax in Arizona.
What is SB 1297?
Senate Bill 1297, ensure that taxpayers filing state tax returns or submitting payments prior to May 17 will not be assessed late payment penalties.
Before the state income filing deadline was April 15 and now it will be May 17, it will give Arizonans the freedom to file their state taxes at the same time as their federal taxes.
Arizona Extends Individual Income Tax Filing Deadline | Office of the Arizona Governor (azgovernor.gov)
Vanessa Guillen Act
Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick signs bill addressing problems in the way the military responds to reports of sexual assault.
The act creates the office of Chief Prosecutor in each military service to make prosecution decisions, creates standalone military offense for sexual harassment, establishes trained sexual harassment investigators outside the chain of command of the complainant and accused, implements recommendations of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee, requires separate evaluations of the military services’ sexual assault prevention and response programs, establishes a process for service members to make claims for negligence against the Department of Defense.
Text - H.R.8270 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Available at University of Arizona POD: 16-18 years of age can ONLY receive the Pfizer vaccine.
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Digital Discussion with Cecilia Mata
Isabel Georgelos
This week THCC spoke with Cecilia Mata, founder, president and owner of AllSource Global Management, LLC, a professional services company doing business with the Department of Defense. She grew the company into a comprehensive enterprise that offered diverse products and services to a host of organizations both public and private. Cecilia Mata founded another company specializing in armed and unarmed security services and purchased an aerospace engineering design and manufacturing company. In 2020 she was appointed by Governor Doug Ducey to the Arizona Board of Regents. Regent Mata has also served on the Executive Committee of Workforce Arizona Council, and former Chair of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
We caught up with her as she launches another business, AGM's E-Learning website for business owners interested in diversifying. The website offers development on how to do business with the government. That include -
- Ensuring your fundamentals are in place
- Leveraging resources available
- Zeroing in on your specialty
Watch the discussion HERE Cecilia Mata - Bio
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