Government Affairs Roundup

From Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Government Affairs Roundup for 3.27.2024

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: President Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion government funding bill to stave off a government shutdown, capping a frenetic sprint by lawmakers to pass the...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 3.20.24

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A good amount of information in today’s roundup. First, the usual Federal government shutdown update. Congress is racing toward a Friday shutdown deadline, with...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 3.13.24

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Our update took a week off last week as I traveled to Springfield with our Community Leadership School group. We had a fun filled day seeing some action in the...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 2.28.24

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Congratulations to all of our award recipients last night as part of our Annual Dinner & Celebration of Success: Pritz Family, Rod Tonelli, IKEA, Heritage...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 2.21.2024

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Today Governor Pritzker delivered his Illinois Constitution required budget address for the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024. This now begins the...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 2.14.2024

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Happy Valentine’s Day to all reading this! We’re one week away from Governor Pritzker delivering his Budget & State of the State addresses. It will be...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 2.7.2024

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Illinois legislators returned to the state capitol Tuesday for the spring session. Governor Pritzker will deliver his budget and State of the State address on...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 1.31.24

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Nothing has been completed yet regarding a federal deal as reported a few weeks ago. House Republicans on Tuesday evening mulled a compromise that would pair state...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 1.24.2024

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A number of concerning topics are in today’s roundup for your review. Read on for information about independent contractor rules, main street lending, and a ban on...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 1.17.2024

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Illinois legislators convened in Springfield on Tuesday to kick off the second year of the 103rd General Assembly. Building on the momentum of numerous bills signed...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 1.10.2024

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The new year is off to a start with what seems to be the same old story … federal government funding and a looming shutdown. More information on the reemergence of...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 1.3.2024

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Welcome to 2024! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and are ready to tackle a new year. We start off this year with a list of new laws that are interesting. Also,...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 12.20.23

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: This will be the final roundup for 2023. Thanks for taking some time out of your day to keep up on all of the news, updates, and announcements. We look forward to...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 12.13.23

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: First things first, a last-minute reminder about our holiday party that starts in about 30 minutes going from 4:30 to 6:30 at the Renaissance Center, 214 N. Ottawa...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 12.6.2023

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A little slower news cycle as we move towards wrapping up the year. Please make sure you have our holiday party marked on your calendar and please RSVP if you can....

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Government Affairs Roundup for 11.29.23

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A reminder that we will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, December 7th from 8:30 to 10:00 AM on the main subject of the Paid Leave for All Workers Act along with a...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 11.22.23

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We're extremely thankful for the support of our membership. A Federal government shutdown was once again averted with a...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 11.15.23

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Federal government funding runs out Friday, and the question is whether the new House speaker’s plan will be able to fix it. Recent action suggests all will be fine...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 11.1.23

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Your “Roundup” email is back after a week off due to our trip to Washington, D.C. for advocacy meetings. It was a very successful trip in which we were able to...

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Government Affairs Roundup for 10.18.23

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A couple of announcements out of the Governor’s office in today’s roundup for upcoming funding. Also, some information on two topics surely to be in the news during...

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