NEW YORK, April 20 (TNSgov) -- Actors' Equity Association issued the following news release: Actors' Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, applauded the reintroduction of the bipartisan Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA), introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL). This bill would correct an unintended consequence of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act which led to tax increases   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following Q&A on April 21, 2023: * * * Q: How was Social Security saved 40 years ago? A: A bipartisan commission created in 1981 by Congress and President Ronald Reagan set aside partisanship for the public good to save Social Security. Back then, the public retirement program was heading for fiscal insolvency. Specifically, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund would have run out of money if no changes were made. M  more