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    Small Business Administration’s Million Dollar Pitch Competition 
    Five small businesses competed in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 20 for the chance to receive their share of $1 million.  The Million Dollar Pitch Competition was organized by the U.S. Small Business Administration as part of the Freedom 250 celebrations. Thousands of businesses applied for the competition, but only five were brought to Washington to…
    Caroline Berkness | Olivia Burdo
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    EXCLUSIVE: Trump Gives Content Creators Economic Boon
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Small Business Administration has announced a classification for influencers to help them obtain loans. The agency said Thursday that the 27 million content creator-led businesses in the United States are classified under Motion Picture and Video Industries. The businesses were previously eligible for SBA loans if they met applicable program…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    OOPS: Democrat Campaigns and Lives in the Wrong District
    Former Democrat Rep. Elaine Luria’s latest campaign ad touts an endorsement from a small business owner, but neither the business nor its owner is located in the congressional district she’s seeking to represent. The ad comes as Luria faces questions about living outside the district she is running to represent. Luria is running in Virginia’s…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Zeldin Unveils EPA Plan to Save Truckers $12 Billion
    American truckers are expected to save $12 billion thanks to the Environmental Protection Agency and Administrator Lee Zeldin rolling back Biden-era regulations and addressing what he called a “nationwide disaster.” The administration plans to address manufacturers’ concerns, consumer pricing, and truckers’ safety by addressing system failures. “Americans depend on reliable trucks to move essential goods…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Ohio, Feds Ramp Up Joint Fight Against Fraud
    Last Thursday, members of President Donald Trump’s administration met in Columbus, Ohio, to discuss the Buckeye State’s ongoing fight against fraud. Ohio is the first state in the country to share corporate registration records with the Department of Justice’s National Fraud Detection Center, granting investigators immediate access to important information. The announcements made last week…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Bureaucrats in the Way of Business
    Is your business “needed”? Bizarrely, in many states, if you want to start a business, you first must convince bureaucrats that your business is “needed.” Four years ago, Louisiana blocked social worker Ursula Newell-Davis from helping kids with special needs. Bureaucrats said she hadn’t proved her business was needed. “Why does the state of Louisiana…
    John Stossel
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    Top Trump Official Gives Update on Recovery of Emergency Loans to Abortion Providers
    The Biden administration forgave $88 million in government loans to Planned Parenthood, but Kelly Loeffler, current administrator of the Small Business Administration, says she is working to ensure this does not happen again. In January, Loeffler opened a review into whether Planned Parenthood affiliates illegally received funds through the Paycheck Protection Program, which provided loans to…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    ‘There’s No Question Prices Are Elevated’: Trump Official Addresses Small Businesses’ Economic Pain
    Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler acknowledged that Americans are facing increased prices but promised that the economy will improve after the military operation in Iran ends.  “There’s no question in recent weeks, prices have bumped up because of rising gas prices due to the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz now,” Loeffler told the…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    ‘We’ll Get Back on Track’: White House Addresses Falling Small Business Optimism Amid Iran War
    Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler is optimistic that the economic sentiment for small businesses will return to pre-Iran war levels soon amid a downturn. “One data point does not a trend make. And the long-term trend under President [Donald] Trump has been for small business optimism to be above its 52-year average under Joe…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    SBA List to Screen Planned Parenthood Videos for Democrat Staffers
    The Susan B. Anthony List has organized a screening of the Center for Medical Progress’s undercover videos for Democratic Capitol Hill staffers. The Susan B. Anthony List, an organization that works to elect pro-life lawmakers, will screen each video on Thursday morning for the staffers in attendance. Copies of the full-length videos will be available after…
    Kate Scanlon
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