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	<title>GCAP &#124; General Contractors Association of Pennsylvania</title>
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	<description>A Voice for Union Construction</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>No Changes for Labor Committee Chairs</title>
		<link>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/legislative/no-changes-for-labor-committee-chairs/</link>
		<comments>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/legislative/no-changes-for-labor-committee-chairs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the individual committee assignments will take place in the coming weeks, no changes in chairmanships are expected in either Chamber.]]></description>
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		<title>Act 61 Taskforce Moves Closer to Recommendations</title>
		<link>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/legislative/act-61-taskforce-moves-closer-to-recommendations/</link>
		<comments>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/legislative/act-61-taskforce-moves-closer-to-recommendations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Act 61 Taskforce charged with studying the Department of Education’s Mandate Waiver Program met for the fourth time on December 22.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Coalitions Separation Act Mandate Waivers Support Letter for Act 61 Taskforce, December 18, 2008</title>
		<link>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/procurement/coalitions-separation-act-mandate-waivers-support-letter-for-act-61-taskforce-december-18-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/procurement/coalitions-separation-act-mandate-waivers-support-letter-for-act-61-taskforce-december-18-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Procurement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/coalitionseparationsactmandate.pdf">Coalitions Separation Act Mandate Waivers Support Letter for Act 61 Taskforce, December 18, 2008</a> <em>(pdf)</em>]]></description>
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		<title>2007-08 Legislative Session Comes to a Close</title>
		<link>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/legislative/2007-08-legislative-session-comes-to-a-close/</link>
		<comments>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/legislative/2007-08-legislative-session-comes-to-a-close/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Legislative]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The General Assembly has concluded its legislative business.]]></description>
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		<title>Business Privilege Tax May Draw Attention</title>
		<link>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/legislative/business-privilege-tax-may-draw-attention/</link>
		<comments>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/legislative/business-privilege-tax-may-draw-attention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A working group has formed to focus on Act 511 language to protect contractors and other businesses from being double taxed when they do work in multiple jurisdictions that impose a business privilege tax.  GCAP is participating and wants to know how this issue impacts you and your business. Please contact... for more information and to share your experience with this tax.]]></description>
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		<title>GCAP Applauds Commonwealth Court for Striking Down Moratorium on Separations Act Mandate Waivers,  Will Continue to Work with Act 61 Taskforce on its Study of the Issue</title>
		<link>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/legislative/gcap-applauds-commonwealth-court-for-striking-down-moratorium-on-separations-act-mandate-waivers-will-continue-to-work-with-act-61-taskforce-on-its-study-of-the-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/legislative/gcap-applauds-commonwealth-court-for-striking-down-moratorium-on-separations-act-mandate-waivers-will-continue-to-work-with-act-61-taskforce-on-its-study-of-the-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you read on this website, an effort earlier this year to “trade” no Separations Act in KOZs for an outright elimination of the Separations Act in the Department of Education’s Mandate Waiver Program failed.  Instead, the Department was charged with leading a taskforce of Administration and Legislative members to evaluate the fiscal benefits of this waiver (Act 61 of 2008).  A statutory moratorium on these waiver applications while this study took place also failed.  As a result, the Department agreed to a self-imposed moratorium on any waiver applications until completion of the study.]]></description>
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		<title>Amended Financial &#8220;Bailout&#8221; Bill - A Summary</title>
		<link>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/uncategorized/amended-financial-bailout-bill-a-summary/</link>
		<comments>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/uncategorized/amended-financial-bailout-bill-a-summary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The bill requires the financial industry to reimburse taxpayers for any net losses from the program after 5 years. the Treasury would be allowed to take ownership stakes in participating companies.
The Treasury must set up an insurance program - to be funded with risk-based premiums paid by the industry - to guarantee companies&#8217; troubled assets, [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/uncategorized/98/</link>
		<comments>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/uncategorized/98/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008


I.  Stabilizing the Economy

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) provides up to $700 billion to the Secretary of the Treasury to buy mortgages and other assets that are clogging the balance sheets of financial institutions and making it difficult for working families, small businesses, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School Code Bill Signed Without Elimination of Separations Act Mandate Waiver</title>
		<link>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/uncategorized/school-code-bill-signed-without-elimination-of-separations-act-mandate-waiver/</link>
		<comments>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/uncategorized/school-code-bill-signed-without-elimination-of-separations-act-mandate-waiver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GBCA-editor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure Funding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Separations Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The effort to &#8220;trade&#8221; no Separations Act in KOZs for an outright elimination of the Separations Act in the Dept. of Education&#8217;s Mandate Waiver Program failed. Instead, the Dept. will temporarily suspend approvals of these waivers while an in-house taskforce evaluates the cost saving merits of the Separations Act waiver. GCAP worked daily with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KOZ Expansion Bill Passes Without Separations Act</title>
		<link>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/legal/koz-expansion-bill-passes-without-separations-act/</link>
		<comments>http://generalcontractorsofpa.org/legal/koz-expansion-bill-passes-without-separations-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gcap-dev.panopticdesign.com/?p=58</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A major part of GCAP&#8217;s focus was to keep the Separations Act out of Senate Bill 1412.  GCAP spent a lot of time working this issue in the State Senate and collaborated with the Dept. of Economic Development and other interested parties who share the position on the negative impact of allowing the Separations Act [...]]]></description>
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