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Congressional Republicans delivered on their goal of passing a major tax reform bill, and now the measure goes to President Trump who has indicated plans to immediately sign the bill into law once it is enrolled and formally presented. The President has said on numerous occasions that he wanted the bill finalized in time for […]
Would it surprise you to learn that 25% of the member companies of the National Association of Landscape Professionals do Christmas lighting and decor for their commercial and residential clients? For all of the landscapes pros who have been hard at work this season – thank you for making the holidays shine brighter!Ā Here are […]
Last week, Congress passed a temporary spending bill, or continuing resolution, to fund the federal government through December 22.Ā Over the next two weeks, lawmakers hope to negotiate the terms of a larger spending bill to fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal 2018, which runs through September 30, 2018.Ā Ā Related posts: No […]
NALP VP of Government Relations Paul Mendelsohn traveled to Boston this past week to join Director of State and Local Government Relations Bob Mann in attending the quarterly meeting of the Massachusetts Pesticide Board.Ā Topics covered in the meeting included the announcement of those who will form the new Pesticide Advocacy Council, including our own […]
On Wednesday, December 6, Martha Hill, member of the NALP Workforce Development Committee, presented to high school educators about Growing Careers in the Landscape Industry at the National Association of Agricultural Educators Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.Ā The secondary school educators in attendance were exposed to NALPās careers website, www.LandscapeIndustryCareers.org, as well as the National […]
Do you really need seven reasons to attend Leaders Forum, the top executive learning experience for Lawn Care and Landscape CEOs, Owners, and Managers? Not when it is at the all inclusive Hard Rock Resort in Punta Cana, January 25-27. Act fast, the early discount pricing ends – Friday, December 12, 2017. Related posts: No […]
In Massachusetts, a bill that would restrict the use of neonicotinoid insecticides such as imidacloprid hasĀ been favorably votedĀ out of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. Related posts: No related posts.
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment released its FY 18 bill and has requested continued funding for the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP). This request is necessary because the current Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) expires in 2017, and attempts to extend the act are being held up due by several democrats who […]
Article author Mark Borrasso is a Success Coach atĀ LandOpt, an NALP Consultant Member firm. As you read this, you have the world at your fingertips. With the availability of tablets, smartphones, and increasingly portable computers, instantaneous access to information is the highest it has ever been in human history. Your brain, the storehouse for that […]
NALP thanks our many members who reached out to their Representatives and asked them to sign a bipartisan letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. The letter included the signatures of 65 Members of Congress. If your Representative signed the letter, please follow up and say thank you. To get […]
