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Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates"   Chamber members: One item looks ready to be checked off of the December watch list. Seems as if sides have come together for a deal to prevent a government shutdown this...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates"   Chamber members: Black Friday is back but it’s not what it used to be. U.S. shoppers returned to physical stores over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the first one in years...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Thanks for your continued interest in this weekly news update. I hope it continues to be beneficial to you and your organization. I appreciate your feedback and as...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: After a marathon speech session over night, the Build Back Better spending plan was finally passed in the house. It now moves onto the Senate after the Thanksgiving...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Congress is back to work and they have a list of items that will need to be tackled before additional vacations. Things are a little quiet on the Illinois news side,...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: President Biden says the $1.75 trillion social spending package that is languishing in the House is the key to slowing down the inflation train. However, there is...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The House and the Senate are on recess this week. Congress passed the roughly $1 trillion package, one of Mr. Biden’s top legislative priorities, late Friday evening...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Hello from Rockford! Today’s roundup is the only one for the week as I’m currently at a conference, but there is some information to report on. Here’s some good news...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Below is a special roundup edition with veto session news. Additionally, Congressman Foster’s office is hosting a discussion this Saturday about the expansion of...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Perfect timing for a roundup before the weekend as today is a busy news day on the state and federal levels with veto session coming to a close and new pushes on the...