District: Kentucky’s 6th in Central and Eastern Kentucky – home to the city of Lexington, Keeneland Race Course, Fasig-Tipton Sale Company and hundreds of Thoroughbred farms. Status: Elected as a [...]
Comprehensive immigration reform proposals are being circulated on Capitol Hill and the future of the H-2B visa program may be impacted during the process. In the horse racing industry, trainers [...]
President Obama and a bipartisan group of U. S. Senators have begun to focus on immigration concerns at the start of the new Congress. This may signal a big year [...]
Following targeted lobbying from the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), “Fiscal Cliff” legislation passed yesterday by both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives contained language in Section 68 [...]
As part of the fiscal cliff negotiations, members of Congress and President Obama have recently proposed capping or otherwise limiting itemized deductions in an effort to raise revenue for the [...]
Internet gaming legislation may surface during the current lame duck session of Congress. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and other proponents may introduce a bill to legalize Internet poker, [...]
FEATURED LEGISLATOR: U.S. Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) District: Kentucky’s 3rd in north central Kentucky – home to the city of Louisville, Churchill Downs racetrack and Churchill Downs, Inc. headquarters. Status: [...]
Congress returned to Capitol Hill earlier this week to begin the six week “lame duck” session which follows Election Day and precedes the start of the new Congress in January. [...]
FEATURED LEGISLATOR: U.S. Representative Rich Nugent (R-FL) District: Congressman Nugent currently represents the 5th district in Florida but is seeking re-election in the new 11th district, after it was re-drawn [...]
Congress passed a six month continuing resolution (CR) last week to fund government agencies through March 2013. For the Thoroughbred industry, the CR impacts those who employ H-2B temporary foreign [...]
