Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act passes in the House and Senate
Editor’s Note: The following statement has been provided to trade media this afternoon by associations in the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA III) coalition, of which Responsible Industry...
View ArticleEP Henry, ICPI co-host permeable pavement demonstration event
SWEDESBORO, N.J.—In an effort to advocate increased adoption of permeable pavement solutions by the environmental protection and transportation agencies, EP Henry and the Interlocking Concrete...
View ArticleWhy immigration reform is inevitable
The “small window that’s closing fast” for immigration reform to happen before the end of the year slammed shut in November, at least for the time being. It was clear that the window had been “nailed...
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Throwback Thursday: April 1993
Cover: Landscape Management The government is working against lawns. In fact, it’s assaulting them, Gregg Robertson wrote in a recent government affairs column for Landscape Management. Las Vegas has...
View ArticleWhat I’m Reading Wednesday: Immigration reform talk rears its head
Immigration reform is a perennial issue for the landscape industry. The promise of Congress passing a comprehensive bill to address the nation’s broken immigration system doesn’t come about very often,...
View ArticleGovernment Affairs: Opportunity for immigration reform
Just when possibility for Congressional action this year on immigration reform seemed doomed, a small breeze came in through the window. Players on the Republican and Democratic sides of the issue seem...
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NJLCA, NJNLA team up for Legislative Day on the Hill
NJLCA and NJNLA members meet with their state representatives during PLANET’S 2014 Legislative Day on the Hill. Photo: NJNLA Hundreds of Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) members converged in...
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Government Affairs: Immigration reform at a standstill
For some months now, the Obama administration has been threatening to use presidential executive powers to fix the broken immigration system in the face of congressional inaction. In frustration over...
View ArticleGovernment Affairs: Unfinished business
As the 113th U.S. Congress comes to the end of its term in December, many are calling it the most unproductive Congress in history. Partisan wrangling rather than constructive legislative work seemed...
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Government Affairs: The next move on immigration reform
On Nov. 20, President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions that would defer deportation for an estimated 4.5 million undocumented immigrants currently residing in the U.S. The executive...
View ArticleGovernment Affairs: Congress’ unfinished business for landscapers
This year was not a productive year for Congress dealing with issues important to landscape contractors. For that matter, 2015 was not a productive year for Congress by any measure. Although both the...
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Government funding bill addresses H-2B, NALP says
Congressional negotiators reached an agreement late Sunday on a spending bill that contains “limited H-2B cap relief,” according to an email alert from the National Association of Landscape...
View ArticleNALP supports H-2B visa expansion bill
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) is praising a bipartisan group of lawmakers for legislation that would permanently relieve caps on H-2B visas, making it easier to bring...
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