By JOANI WOELFEL Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law HB23-1011, the “Consumer Right to Repair Agricultural Equipment,” which passed the Senate by a 46-14 vote two weeks ago. Polis celebrated Colorado lawmakers’ goal to be the first in the nation ...
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Zero-Emission Truck Regulation — Advanced Clean Fleets — CARB Board Hears Proposal at First of Two Hearings, 9 a.m. Oct. 27 SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 25, 2022 — The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) continues its efforts to ban ...
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Gay Gordon-Byrne, executive director of The Repair Association, and Ken Taylor, president of Ohio Machinery Co., sparred at an Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development subcommittee hearing over whether Congress should limit what restrictions companies are allowed to place on ...
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Safeguarding consumer financial information provided during a transaction is a critical compliance requirement for dealerships. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new Safeguards Rule for the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) containing a series of extensive and complicated new cybersecurity requirements ...
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PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed an $18 billion, 2023 fiscal year budget that expands the sales tax exemption for used, rental and lease agricultural equipment, and off-highway vehicles (OHVs) for farming and ranching, effective Oct. 1, 2022. Far West Equipment ...
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*Editor's note: This article appears in the June 23, 2022 edition of Farm Equipment Magazine. California’s Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (OSHSB) delivered a blow to advancing autonomous equipment in the state. The board voted 4-3 at its June 16 ...
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The Tax Policy Center published an article on May 12, 2022, “Inflation and Oil Price Spikes Revive Case for LIFO Repeal,” written by Thornton Matheson and Thomas Brosy, calling for the repeal of the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory accounting method. ...
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Marking a significant win for Californian businesses, the Supreme Court’s decision in Viking River Cruises vs. Moriana will allow employers to enforce arbitration agreements when dealing with claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). "The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a ...
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In 2021 the Colorado legislature passed Senate Bill 21-260, approving multiple new fees to increase funding for transportation. In Colorado, fees are often used to increase revenue without running into issues with the state’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (“TABOR”) which ...
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced it has $125 million in funding for the second year of the Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Program (CORE), more than tripling the first year’s budget of $44.6 million. CORE opened in February 2020 ...
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