Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Who are new members of Congress on the committee important to out of home (OOH) advertising? Four mayors, eight women, a Marine, and one Waffle House waitress. Seventeen newcomers were assigned to the US House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (seven Democrats and […]
Insider has been tracking the SBA’s Payroll Protection Loan Program as so many of us owner/operators have taken advantage of the loans available through and administered by the banking community. We mentioned back in August that waiting on filing your forgiveness application would make sense as lawmakers were discussing the […]
With both the Senate and House approving changes to the Paycheck Protection Program, here is a quick summary of what is in the bill and one thing that is still left out. What’s Changed The following are the major changes to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). […]
Good news as Congress has approved another $310 billion in new funding to add into the cash depleted Payroll Protection loan program. An additional $174 Billion is included in the coronavirus relief bill to fund primarily SBA disaster assistance loans ($60 billion), grants to hospitals ($75 billion) and coronavirus testing […]
By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Vice President Pence’s brother Greg joined the committee that controls billboard issues in Congress. A pro-life Marine, Greg Pence (R-IN) says President Trump needs more Marines in Congress to accomplish Trump’s mission. Pence will be joined on the transportation committee by anti-Trump […]
By Ken Klein OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Mail and phone calls are constant in congressional offices. When constituents want to punctuate their messages, they post billboards “back home.” The wireless industry is thanking allies in Congress for progress toward the fifth generation wireless (5G). In December, its trade association […]
By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Congress put 15 newcomers on the House committee that oversees billboard issues. Where do members of Congress form views about land use, signage, job creation, or property rights? Many members of Congress — not all — come from state and local […]
By Ken Klein, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs OAAA. The edgy election produced big outcomes for the $7 billion out of home (OOH) industry. Transit Won Big Commuters worried about congestion voted to tax themselves for local transportation projects. Not all transit ballot measures passed, such as a regional proposal […]
