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February 11, 2022 – Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) is a proud member of the Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service. Under the leadership of this coalition, the Postal Service Reform Act has just passed the House and is now headed to the Senate for a vote in the coming days. This is a critical […]
Michael Makin, President of Printing Industries of America, announced on August 30, 2018 a major victory for the printing industry. PIA joined Stop Tariffs on Printers & Publishers (STOPP), a coalition of printers, publishers, retailers, paper suppliers and distributors to block tariffs on newsprint. Due to this feedback, the International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled to […]
You have no doubt heard by now that Congress has approved the Tax Reform package of the Republican Party. This new law will have many goodies for the printing industry and it is symbolic that it was passed just before the holidays. PIA will host a webinar on February 15. Watch for more information. A […]
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) released its preliminary findings and notice of proposed rulemaking today. No surprise; PRC recommends postal rate increases over the CPI cap. Please see the industry response from the Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service, of which PIA is an Executive Committee leader. PIA is redoubling its efforts to pass […]
We’d like to take the next step in building some pressure in Congress to move along the Postal Reform Act, HR 756. You may know the current status: it’s stalled in the Ways & Means Committee. We all need to take every step we can to build the visibility of United States Postal Service’s (USPS) […]
On Monday, August 28th, the Minnesota Supreme Court began hearing the oral arguments on behalf of Governor Dayton and the Minnesota Legislature. The justices are considering the legality of Governor Dayton’s line-item veto of the Legislature’s budget, which took place in the special session. Ramsey County Chief Judge, John Guthmann, had previously ruled the Governor’s […]
Governor Dayton initially signed nine out of the ten omnibus budget bills. He also signed the Bonding bill. He planned on allowing the Tax bill to become law at midnight without his signature. After the press conference, the Governor ultimately did sign the Tax bill to avoid the possibility of a pocket veto. There was […]
After taking Monday for the last day of the Easter/Passover break, the legislature got back to work on Tuesday. Both the House and the Senate met in floor sessions to name members to conference committees for the omnibus bills that had been passed prior to the break (a complete list of conferees can be found […]
