Representatives from SAF and AmericanHort met last week with officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to discuss issues of mutual importance, hear about APHIS plans for the coming year and look at...
After deliberating over amendments and debating for several hours, the Senate passed its version of tax reform at nearly 2 a.m. on December 2. The House passed its own tax reform bill on November 16. “The Senate’s bill differed from the House bill in ways that would...
The Senate and the House are both moving forward with efforts to overhaul the country’s tax code, but the two houses are taking different approaches. The Senate Finance Committee and the House approved versions of their plans last week. “When comparing the plans, it’s...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its regulations to allow the importation of Phalaenopsis and Cymbidium orchid plants in growing media from the Republic of Korea. “After analyzing the potential plant...
A Texas congressman recently introduced a bill that would require U.S. employers to check the work eligibility of all future hires through the E-Verify system — an approach to immigration reform that Society of American Florists members have asked Congress to avoid....
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