NTRA STATEMENT ON HISA
NTRA STATEMENT ON HISA WASHINGTON, D.C., March 3, 2023: Statement from NTRA President and CEO Tom Rooney: “The decision today by the Sixth Circuit Court affirming the constitutionality of HISA is not only the right [...]
State Department Resumes Processing of H-2B Visa Applications After Restrictions are Lifted
Restrictions on the issuance of new H-2B and other nonimmigrant visas ended on March 31, 2021, and the U.S. State Department soon after announced that it would begin to process new applications. Beginning last spring [...]
Kentucky’s Horse Racing Industry Faces Major Challenge and You Can Help Today
Whether or not you reside in Kentucky, you can help the horse racing industry in Kentucky as they rally support for a legislative solution that will allow historical horse racing (HHR) to remain operational in [...]
2021 Investment Incentive Information
Year-end federal legislation centered on COVID-19 relief and government funding also included a key provision that extends a three-year tax depreciation schedule for all racehorses through 2021. Uniform three-year racehorse depreciation was one of [...]
Issuance of New Nonimmigrant Visas Suspended Through March 31
President Trump on December 31, 2020 extended an order that suspends issuance of new nonimmigrant visas at least through March 31, 2021 in an effort to protect the domestic labor force, as U.S. businesses and [...]
Current H-2B Visa Amendments Continue Under New Omnibus Legislation
A series of current H-2B visa program amendments will continue under omnibus legislation signed on Sunday, December 27 by President Trump. Included in the H-2B visa program amendments are: Authority for the Department of [...]