Association leaders found much to applaud—and criticize—in the president's most recent speech to the American people. Several proposals made by President Barack Obama during his State of the Union Address Jan. 28 met with mixed reactions from business groups, with association CEOs generally happy with the administration's push for immigration reform but disappointed in the push for a hike in the federal minimum wage. "If you want to create minimum opportunities, then raise the minimum wage," said Matthew Shay, CEO of the National Retail Federation. "We welcome the president's focus on the economy and jobs, but a minimum wage hike runs counter to that goal." Obama outlined… Read More