Government Relations Updates
The city is gearing up for America’s 250th Anniversary and an influx of visitors for the 2026 World Cup. The Farm Show is on this week, and we’re covering what the legislature is talking about while it’s happening. (Plus, we have it on good authority that the deep fried jelly was pretty good.)
The Bellevue Compass
As Congress races against the clock to pass funding bills, tensions are high. This week, we cover some of the procedural hurdles they’re facing and the intra-party grumblings.
In Case You Missed It
Following up on our Compass post from this week, lawmakers voted to approve legislation funding the Departments of Justice, Interior, Commerce and Energy, as well as the EPA and other programs through the end of the year. We’ll have a breakdown of what’s in those bills coming on Wednesday.
Canada and China reached an agreement to lower tariffs, according to BBC, after a meeting in Beijing between leader Xi Jinping and Canadian PM Mark Carney. Meanwhile, President Trump announces higher tariffs on countries opposed to his ambitions to annex Greenland.
California is proposing a tax on billionaires, upending the state’s politics as Democratic donors seek to move their assets elsewhere.
On Thursday, President Trump released his healthcare plan—though it doesn’t recommend continuing the ACA subsidies that Congress allowed to expire at the start of 2026.
That’s all for now.
See you next week.
The Bellevue Team