Government Relations Updates
This week, Philadelphia announced that Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) ended with a $1.187 billion fund balance, the largest in the city's history, and City Council was busy with hearings. A Bellevue client was honored at the Governor’s Keystone Awards, the governor took legal action against the Trump Administration, and House and Senate leadership from both caucuses met in person with the Governor to discuss the budget stalemate.
The election is on Tuesday! In case you missed it, here’s our comprehensive guide to who will be on the ballot.
The Bellevue Compass
We’re on the shutdown highway for the foreseeable future, with no off-ramp in sight as the Republican conference begins to show signs of fracturing around funding SNAP benefits—which expire tomorrow. We talk about it in this week’s Compass.
In Case You Missed It
During a meeting in Busan, South Korea this week, President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to a one-year trade truce, though the details are a little murky. According to Politico, Beijing is pledging to buy soybeans, delay rare-earth export controls and curb fentanyl—but what else was discussed?
Amidst the ongoing impacts of the shutdown, President Trump called for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster; however, Republicans didn’t respond with agreement.
As discussion around redistricting and congressional maps continues in multiple states, neighboring Ohio sees an unanimously approved a new congressional map that would give a “slight, but not overwhelming, boost” to the GOP ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
Virginia has begun redrawing its own congressional map, after passing a constitutional amendment that would allow them to bypass the state's bipartisan redistricting commission before the midterm elections.
Plus, NYC sees record rainfall and flooding on Thursday.
Bellevue News
Our team held the first of three in-office bake-offs. Kara, our Chief Operating Officer, took home the prize of best cupcake baker with her “Twix Bar” inspired cupcakes!
That’s it for this week.
Til next time.
The Bellevue Team