News & Announcements

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Take a look at today’s roundup for some information regarding grants awarded to local hotels, restaurants, and art programs. There is a new report on an old topic of...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: In a remarkable turn of events, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was unseated from his position on Tuesday by a small fraction of House Republicans. This...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The House and Senate are pushing forward with their own, separate government funding plans today. The Senate on Tuesday unveiled and advanced a bipartisan measure...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Tensions in the House GOP over how to avoid — or not avoid — a potential government shutdown is coming to a boil, with frustrations spilling over into public jabs...