Being realistic in a year of budget crisis, Holliman's bill is the version that offers the benefits without too much burden on the state. |
Entrepreneurs are not as optimistic as they were earlier in the year, which is an indication our economy may be leveling off to some extent, ... Certainly, small-business owners are experiencing more cost pressures than they were in the spring, and it is no secret small businesses are coping with rising gas prices. |
I commend the leadership for appointing a select committee to at least hear from the people whom this is going to affect the most. |
It's been a frustrating week for us. The tax credit to businesses for health care is our number one issue. We definitely supported [the House bill] as originally written. As soon as they introduced the minimum wage we stopped supporting it. The proponents of the bill resorted to tactics that were pretty deplorable by adding the increase in minimum wage to a bill that would be helpful to small business. |
Our organization is opposed to any increase in the minimum wage. The marketplace should set the minimum wage and we feel ... that it will cause job losses in the state. |
We're mainly a commercial and industrial contractor, but every year we do two or three high-end homes or home additions, |