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NRF welcomed the Labor Department’s request for public comment on federal overtime regulations as an important first step toward pursuing more reasonable workplace policies.

NRF urged the Senate to move forward on efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare even if lawmakers have not yet agreed on the exact legislation that will be considered.

NRF asked a House committee to reject a bill that would block states from requiring that online sellers collect sales tax, saying the measure is the reverse of what Congress should be doing.

NRF urged Congress to reject a proposed border adjustment tax that would drive up the price of imported merchandise, saying the measure would force consumers to pay the cost of lowering taxes for large corporations.

NRF adds four new directors, new chairman.

The National Retail Federation named Trudy Trombley, owner of Truly Trudy’s Boutique in Stowe, Vt., as the 2017 America’s Retail Champion of the Year.

NRF has named Representative Mike Kelly legislator of the year in recognition of his support of comprehensive tax reform and his opposition to a proposed border tax.

Retail salesin June were down 0.2 percent seasonally adjusted from May but up 3.2 percent unadjusted from June 2016, according to calculations released today by the National Retail Federation.

The National Retail Federation today urged the House tax-writing committee to consider small retailers and their employees when reforming the nation’s tax code, saying they would suffer more than large companies under a proposal to create a border adjustment tax that would drive up the price of imported merchandise.

Total spending for school and college combined is projected to reach $83.6 billion, a more than 10 percent increase from last year’s $75.8 billion.