The National Newspaper Association’s mission is to protect, promote and enhance American’s community newspapers. NNA needs the support of every community newspaper in order to work closely with policy officials to create a legal and regulatory environment conducive to the growth of community newspapers.
HR 2727, introduced by Rep. Walter Jones, R-NC, will reinstate public financial reporting through newspaper public notice. The bill would require the Treasury Department to create new regulations defining the information that must be disclosed.
The Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) prohibits all prerecorded sales calls unless the consumer has given express written agreement to receive such calls.
National Newspaper Association President Steve Haynes is unhappy that the Federal Highway Administration plans to require approved safety vests for photographers and reporters covering highway accidents. He has written to FHWA to seek clarification for the application of the new safety vest rule. Background on the problem, a copy of Haynes’s letter and tips for members are included here.
The Family and Medical Leave Act seeks to ease the burden on employees when medical or family emergencies arise during the workday. The balance of interests of the employer and the employee must allow employer flexibility and options to ensure the work is completed while still permitting the employee to address their personal difficulties. NNA seeks to educate Congress about the impact that further expansion of the FMLA could have on small businesses and the important relationship that exists between an employee and an employer in a small community setting.
Currently, the estate or “death” tax is being gradually eliminated, so that by the year 2010, it will be reduced to zero. Unless Congress acts, it will return in full force in 2011. The uncertainty leaves many family owned business owners wondering about their futures. If the tax is not repealed or reduced, the tax rate of 55 percent will go back into effect on all estate transfers. Despite today's gradual reductions, families must still prepare to deal with the tax, costing them thousands of dollars in estate-planning which they might or might not need.
The National Archives must receive adequate funding for a federal ombudsman to handle FOIA requests, as Congress intended in the OPEN Government Act.
There are countless issues that affect community newspapers rising up in Washington and across the country. NNA works diligently to keep an eye on potential problem spots so we can head them off before they become a problem for our members.
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