New Jersey became the 13th state to legalize adult use cannabis when Governor Phil Murphy signed adult-use cannabis reform bills into law, legalizing and regulating cannabis use and possession for adults 21 years and older and decriminalizing marijuana and hashish possession. The Governor also signed a bill, clarifying marijuana and cannabis use and possession penalties […]
Paycheck Protection Loans: Adjustments for Micro Businesses
In the middle of January, the Small Business Administration (SBA) re-opened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This round of the PPP continues to prioritize millions of Americans employed by small businesses by authorizing up to $284 billion toward job retention and certain other expenses through March 31, 2021, and by allowing certain existing PPP borrowers […]
MTA Toll Hike: Even Worse Than it Appears
The board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a group which has no representation from the motoring public. A group, whose notorious mismanagement and wastefulness has pushed the transit agency to the verge of financial ruin, approved a toll hike on all its crossings. The toll hike equates to an average increase of 7 percent […]
Connecticut Governor Proposes Ill-Advised Highway Use Tax
Balancing Connecticut’s budget on the backs of the trucking industry and commerce is a game that Governor Ned Lamont just can’t quit. In 2018, he ran on instituting a trucks only toll, similar to the outrageous system that is in place in Rhode Island, but backed off the plan as it became obvious that it […]
So, You Are Thinking of Going Into Trucking
Small businesses have been forced to drastically scale up their online operations to survive during the Covid-19 pandemic. Consumers have turned to online retailers for both essential and non-essential items during the pandemic, driving the e-commerce boom. Shopifly, an e-commerce enabler has seen its business skyrocket as a result leading Amazon (the largest e-commerce retailer) […]