Government Relations Updates
This week, Mayor Parker made headlines by signing deed fraud protection legislation and launching PHL PRIME, a new executive order designed to streamline major development approvals through a centralized "Tiger Team" process. At the state level, Governor Shapiro unveiled Pennsylvania's first-ever Housing Action Plan and announced $37 million in new fire and EMS funding following a Lehigh Valley hospital fire. With the General Assembly on recess until late March, Appropriations Committee hearings on the FY26-27 budget are set to take center stage in the weeks ahead.
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Congress is racing against the clock to fund the Department of Homeland Security before a Friday deadline, with talks barely moving forward as Democrats push a sweeping ICE reform plan and Republicans favor a short-term continuing resolution. On the legislative front, a procedural vote to block tariff resolutions failed after three GOP members broke ranks, and the House is set to pass the SAVE Act amid a brewing filibuster fight in the Senate.
In Case You Missed It
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If you’ve been following our coverage in The Bellevue Compass, you’ll know that the DHS is headed for a shutdown this weekend. Here’s what to know about the situation, and where it’s going next.
The FBI released more than 3 million pages of documents from the case against Jeffrey Epstein. The fallout is stretching across the globe. AP News has a breakdown of all the big names caught up in one scandal or another with ties to Epstein.
Today’s economic report brought a spot of good news: annual inflation cooled to 2.4% in January.
That’s all for now.
See you next week.
The Bellevue Team