This week President Trump implemented the latest round of tariffs on imports from China, including floral containers and other packaging materials,...
President Trump Unveils Immigration Reform Plan
In a Rose Garden address, President Trump unveiled his proposal to reform America’s immigration system calling it a plan “that puts the jobs, wages...
Trump Administration Issues Final Rule Allowing Association Health Plans
The Trump administration has published a rule that allows for expanded association health plans. The plans, known as AHPs, allow small-business...
NAFTA Negotiations Continue
The seventh round of the NAFTA negotiations are taking place this week in Mexico City. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, House Ways and...
White House Briefing Confirmed for CAD Attendees
Breaking News! SAF has just confirmed officially that we are taking CAD participants to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House...
Association Health Plans Proposed
Following President Trump's executive order in October of 2017 “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States,” the US...
Trump Administration Moves to End DACA
President Trump announced last week that he would rescind the Obama-era program that protects 800,000 younger undocumented immigrants from...
Trump Administration Begins Rollback of WOTUS
The federal government is looking into specific ways to end an Obama-era rule that expanded federal jurisdiction over pollution in streams and...
White House, GOP Push Health Care Reform but Uncertainty Remains
This week, the Trump administration announced plans to dismantle the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP, the part of the Affordable Care...
Annual SAF Lobbying Event in D.C. Takes on Heightened Importance
With a new administration in the White House, a new Congress on Capitol Hill, and a number of floral industry-related issues in national headlines,...
Brands Brace for Public Call-Outs by President
With a new president in the White House, some companies are adding another item to their public relations and marketing to-do list: pre-emptive...
Predicting Trump’s First 100 Days: Reforms to Taxes, Health Care and Immigration?
In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory, Washington is trying to make sense of a new, unexpected and unpredictable political world. Looking at what...
What’s Ahead for the Floral Industry in a Trump Administration?
The election of Donald Trump and Republican majorities in the House and Senate signals change in Washington. That much is certain. What’s unclear is...
Secretary Clinton vs. Donald Trump: A Look at the Issues
Looking for a breakdown of where the presidential candidates stand on substantive issues? As the 2016 campaign enters its final stretch, Shawn...
What Can We Learn From The Campaign Trail?
Whether you’re #withher or #greatagain, there’s something every floral industry marketer can learn from the respective successes of both...