Government Relations Updates
This week’s City Council hearings focused on property management, public space regulation, public safety within the legal system, and economic development priorities. Meanwhile, the Mayor and city leaders launched Philadelphia's first-ever Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Campaign in advance of the summer’s high-profile events, and announced a series of activations in the Market East corridor. Harrisburg sessions saw a number of bills move this week.
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It was a long, long week in Washington. Speaker Johnson stared down three bills facing major opposition from both conferences: the farm bill faced a floor revolt over pesticide language and E15 gas provisions, FISA authorization was tangled up in a central bank digital currency debate, and the reconciliation vehicle for DHS funding wasn’t looking good. Most of this has moved, so be sure to subscribe before Wednesday to get our breakdown of how everything got passed.
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A bipartisan Senate bill that would create a federal framework to track how artificial intelligence is reshaping the U.S. workforce has won backing from Silicon Valley tech giants including Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI, via Politico.
Today marks the 60th day since the Trump Administration notified Congress of the conflict in Iran, and senior administration officials are leaning on the April 7th ceasefire as proof that the conflict has been “terminated” before the 60-day mark, which would require Congress to approve any further action.
The president signed a bill this morning ending the record-breaking partial DHS shutdown. If you haven’t yet, follow our other newsletter, The Bellevue Compass, where we’ll be breaking down what led to the final passage in the House.
What came out of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s state visit? A lift on certain whisky tariffs.
The latest from Iran: a proposal for negotiations was sent to Pakistani mediators, as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and gas prices surge to an average of $4.39 per gallon—33 cents in the last week.
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See you next week!
The Bellevue Team