U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie (R-KY) District: 2nd in central Kentucky – home to Louisville suburbs, Fort Knox, Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace, and Bowling Green. Experience: Congressman Guthrie is serving his second [...]
The NTRA recently hosted a federal legislative briefing at the Fasig-Tipton sales grounds in Saratoga Springs, N Y. Numerous industry participants attended the event including owners, breeders, racetrack operators, consignors [...]
The Tax Relief Act of 2010 continues to provide significant incentives through this year for those making business investments. This bill passed in December 2010 and authorized these 2012 incentives [...]
Both the House and the Senate recently considered the next version of the sweeping five-year farm bill. The Senate passed its farm bill last month, while the House Agriculture Committee [...]
Talks on how to relieve the nation’s debt crisis through various tax measures have led some members of Congress to target the standard three-year depreciation schedule for racehorses – a [...]
A Congressional hearing will be held on Thursday, July 12 to consider the use of medication in horse racing. The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will [...]
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued its report on horse welfare issues since domestic slaughter ceased in 2007. Specifically, the GAO reported on how cessation has impacted the [...]
With just over four months remaining until the November 6 elections, the NTRA’s Washington, D.C.-based government relations partner, The Alpine Group, produced the Election & Issues Preview. This snapshot of the [...]
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) recently introduced the Internet Poker Act (H.R. 2366) to legalize Internet poker and establish a structure to license, regulate and tax potential operators. Language related to [...]
The Senate Appropriations Committee recently adopted an amendment offered by Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) to the Fiscal Year 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies appropriations [...]
