Dana Cole

Dec 23, 2024 | hardwoodfloorsmag.com | Dana Cole

Public opinion polling on the presidential race over the last few months consistently showed that November 5 promised to be a nail biter. In fact, commentators and political experts were forecasting that we would not see final results until days after the election. This turned out not to be the case. It was pretty clear early in the evening that the Donald Trump/JD Vance ticket was going to hold swing states that were on the margin and prevail in key battlegrounds like Pennsylvania.

Nov 1, 2024 | hardwoodfloorsmag.com | Dana Cole

The November elections are approaching rapidly, capping off the most tumultuous and unpredictable campaign cycles in memory. Predictions of who will win and who will be sent home are rampant, but the fact is, no one really knows for sure what the political landscape will look like after the dust clears in November.

Aug 15, 2024 | hardwoodfloorsmag.com | Dana Cole

The year – from a tax policy perspective – started out really well. In a rare show of bipartisanship, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. The vote was 357-70.

Jun 21, 2024 | hardwoodfloorsmag.com | Dana Cole

Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would tighten the final air quality standard for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), from 12 micrograms (ug) per cubic meter to a more stringent 9 ug, a level which could impose up to $900 million in compliance costs on the wood products sector. This could otherwise be addressed by forest management and an accompanying reduction in wildfires, which are the source of 43 percent of PM emissions.