LEXINGTON, Ky (May 30, 2019) - Industry members who utilize the H-2B temporary worker visa program should contact their U.S. Representative by Friday, May 31, and ask him or [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 9, 2019) - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began accepting petitions on Wednesday, May 8 for 30,000 additional H-2B visas restricted to returning workers for [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 18, 2019) – Horse PAC®, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA)’s bipartisan federal Political Action Committee, has surpassed over $4 million in support for federal political [...]
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), today announced that 51 of the 54 federal candidates it supported during the 2015/2016 election cycle won their races on Tuesday. Horse PAC® disbursed [...]
July 14, 2016 The NTRA has retained the Alpine Group in Washington, D.C., to provide expert federal government advocacy for the horse racing and breeding industry since 2000. Alpine is [...]
June 22, 2016 UPDATE ON TAX MODERNIZATION FOR PARI-MUTUEL WINNINGS Modernization of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations for withholding and reporting pari-mutuel winnings continues to progress in Washington, D.C. Both [...]
June 2, 2016 District: The 17th in south central Florida includes the cities of Okeechobee, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda. Experience: Rep. Rooney is serving his fourth term in the [...]
April 14, 2016 Featured Legislator: U. S. Representative Kurt Schrader (D-OR) District: Oregon’s 5th that includes Thoroughbred farms and the state capitol of Salem. Experience: Rep. Schrader is serving his [...]
March 31, 2016 The 2015 NTRA Legislative Action Campaign annual report is now available online. Click here to view the report that summarizes last year's federal legislative activity and contains [...]
