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Watch Tuesday’s Legislative Review right here
We’ve got details about the House’s proposed supplemental budget, the Senate’s transportation budget, and a bill requiring all adults to become mandatory child abuse reporters. Legislative Review airs nightly at 6:30 & 11.

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:01:40 +0000


Overflow crowd testifies in House committee about proposed budget cuts
People crowded into a hearing room in the afternoon to speak about a proposed supplemental budget that was announced earlier Tuesday by House Democrats. It includes about $65 million in cuts to higher education, and another $222 million in cuts to health care and human services. You can read the full budget proposal here. Several [...]

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:40:04 +0000


House Democrats release supplemental budget: No sales tax proposal, plenty of cuts
House Democratic budget writers released a proposed supplemental budget Tuesday that aims to close the budget gap without raising taxes at the state level. However, the proposal gives local city and county governments more authority to raise taxes, such as a sales tax, restaurant tax or utility tax. The proposal allows the state’s seven largest [...]

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:22:11 +0000


Senate Transportation Budget: “We really felt we couldn’t do a major tax increase”
Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen is introducing the Senate’s version of the transportation budget. Despite earlier talk of a major transportation package, Haugen said they “really felt they couldn’t do a major tax increase” this year. Sen. Curtis King thanked Haugen for the bipartisan process by which they wrote the budget. He said he wants to [...]

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:03:59 +0000

Retail Industry Leaders Association


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RILA Comments on Obama Tax Reform Proposal
Arlington, VA – While today’s announcement signals that the Obama Administration recognizes the critical need for tax reform, the proposal maintains the government’s implicit preference for some industries at the expense of others

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:19:17 GMT


Chairman and CEO of BNSF Railway Opens Day Two of RILA’s Logistics Conference
Dallas, TX - The Retail Industry leaders Association (RILA) opened the second day of the 2012 RILA Logistics Conference today with a presentation from Matt Rose, Chairman and CEO of BNSF Railway.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:54:15 GMT


Michael’s Stores’ John Menzer Opens RILA Logistics Conference
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) kicked-off the 27th annual Logistics Conference today with an opening keynote address from John Menzer, chief executive officer of Michaels Stores, Inc.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:31:32 GMT


RILA Applauds Congressional Move to Overturn Ambush Election Regulation
Arlington, VA – The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) welcomed the introduction of Resolutions of Disapproval under the Congressional Review Act

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:33:48 GMT

Retail Technology Review


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46 per cent of online shoppers will leave purchases to the last minute this Christmas
Nearly half (46%) of UK shoppers will be doing last minute online shopping in the week leading up to 25 December this year, but over two thirds (67.3%) don't trust retailers to deliver gifts before the big day according to new research. 27% simply expect deliveries to be late.




Brightpearl transforms multichannel retail for SMBs by adding eBay and Magento support
Brightpearl, the vendor of cloud-based software for small businesses, has announced the addition of powerful new online sales channels to its increasingly broad multichannel arsenal.




Butlers selects Demandware for global eCommerce expansion
Demandware, Inc., a provider of on-demand ecommerce solutions, has announced that German homeware retailer, Butlers, has selected the Demandware Commerce platform as the foundation for its global ecommerce initiatives.




Butlers wins eCommerce Award following expansion with Demandware
German homeware retailer Butlers secured a victory at the German eCommerce Awards 2012 (Deutsche Online-Handels-Award), announced recently in Bonn.