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Issues Archive

Government advocacy at COSE is designed to improve the region's business climate through efforts at the local, state and federal levels of government. We work to deliver improvements in public policy important to our members and the business community.

Use the links below to learn more about some of the past issues that we have advocated for on your behalf.

ADVOCACY AGENDA

• Public Policy Agenda 2005-2006 
• Public Policy Agenda 2006-2007
• Decision ’06: COSE Small Business Issues Conference

ELECTION

• Policy Paper (White Paper)
• 2002 Election Results
• 2004 Election Results
• 2006 Election Results
• 2008 Election Results

HEALTH

• Association Health Plans 
• 2006 Mercer Report on Small Business Health Plans 
• 2003 Mercer Report on Associated Health Plans  
• State Health Care Reform Testimony Issue
• Small Business Trends 
• Cost Transparency & Quality Outcomes 
• COSE's Plan for Health Care Reform 
• NSBA Small Business Health Care Reform 
• NSBA Summary
• NSBA Brief
• Small Business Health Plans
• COSE's Response to President Bush's State of the Union Address

 

REGULATORY ISSUES

• Issue 2 – Increase in State of Ohio Minimum Wage and Other Mandated Employer Record-Keeping Requirements 
• COSE Response to Maternity Leave Rules
• Prepared Testimony
• Senate Bill 15: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

TAX

• New Tax Law
• Ohio Tax Amnesty 
• America's Tax Regime:  Exploring Unequal Treatment Between Large and Small Firms
• Tax Gap Response Issue 
• Estate Tax - State Rep. Bob Gibbs Letter
• The Fair Tax Can

ENERGY

• COSE Electric Advocacy Summit - August 10, 2007 Issue

 

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

• Workers' Comp - State Rep. William Batchelder Letter
• Workers’ Comp - State Senator Stivers Letter