Bob Dolibois, ANLA Executive Vice President, looks at the statistics behind our government's long term stability and arrives at a surprising conclusion. READ ON: Is campaign spending stealing power from the voters? Read more here.

Craig Regelbrugge, ANLA Vice-President of Government Relations and Research examines the industry's reliance on manual labor and the increasing difficulties we face in filling those jobs. READ ON:For CRaig's outlook on immigration reform, click here.

Garden Center, Landscape, Grower and Distribution owners and managers bring home the real impact the current labor shortage, and Congress' failure to achieve meaningful immigration reform, is having on them and their customers. READ ON:What do you do when Homeland Security or DOL show up at your business? Learn more here.

The Republicans have re-taken the House and significantly eroded the Democrats' hold on the Senate. Craig Regelbrugge, shares his perspective on what this means for Congress and for your business.

Congress estimates a $300bn + gap between taxes that are collected and those that should be. Small business may be a popular target for generating new tax revenue. Are you at risk?

The Republican party has not been friendly on the immigrant labor issue. On both sides of the aisle they see sidewalks and washing machines as contributing more to the environment than trees and the managed landscape. How will the 112th Congress act on these key issues?

Just how dramatic is "historic change?" Bob Dolibois offers his view of the power shift in Washington and how you can build important new relationships with legislators to protect your business and our industry.

Bob Dolibois examines how laws become regulations and what happens when (mostly) good intentions get implemented as troublesome regulations. Who writes the laws and what can you do about it?

Regulations represent an alternative channel for activists frustrated by labor and environmental legislative failures. As seasonal labor programs become burdensome to use, will EPA regulation of P. ramorum as a waste water contaminant be next? Craig Regelbrugge examines growing threats.

Bob Dolibois examines the bottom-line impact of convincing government and the private sector that the managed landscape does more than just decorate our homes and communities.

As Boomers age, new construction remains slow, and the government cuts spending, what will drive our industry's success for the next decade and into the future? Craig Regelbrugge addresses the very real impact of convincing legislators, regulators and the next generation of consumers that plants are truly essential.

With a new agenda in the 112th Congress, what are the legislative threats and opportunities for the nursery and landscape industry? Hadley Sosnoff looks at how ANLA's strategy will shift to succeed in Washington's changing political environment.

Unintended consequences can be far greater than just a Congressional "oops!" Bob Dolibois offers his perspective on the true risk and how our industry can protect itself.

Craig Regelbrugge examines how a 1 billion tree planting program hurt your business and the very real, unintended downside of e-verify.

How does a bill designed to align government spending with corporate interests end up favoring big business and diverting funding from the governments own research programs? Marc Teffeau looks at unintended damage from regulators and NGO's.

Reducing foreign energy dependence and cutting the federal budget are goals most Americans can get behind. Hadley Sosnoff asks, "So how could they produce such damaging legislation?"

Craig Regelbrugge gives an introduction to E-Verify, the potential threats to our industry and why enforcement alone is not a solution to undocumented workers in America.

Is the interstate and international movement of plants A) a critical factor for your success or B) the most boring topic you can possibly imagine discussing. (Hint: A. Find out why.)

For the past 100 years our industry has lobbied for the efficient transportation of plants across national and state borders. New forces threaten to make this more difficult than ever.

Having plants declared unsaleable for disease, pest or invasiveness is a very real threat to your business. Who gets to make that decision?

Most issues ANLA advocates come with a clear position: for or against. Why does the industry need it both ways with Q37 (and does this really affect you?)

During the budget debate you'll hear words like debt, deficit, loop hole and tax gap thrown around. Bob Dolibois explains what the politicians really mean when they say "________."

What is the real impact on America's budget from cutting farm subsidies and international aid? Craig Regelbrugge breaks down the budget into its four major components to look at the real challenge facing Congress.

Our industry isn't heavily subsidized and Congress has promised no new taxes, so let's sit back and enjoy the show, right? Craig Regelbrugge exposes three big threats our industry faces in the coming budget debate.