FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
The Westmoreland County will lead, educate, engage, inform and advocate to advance a federal policy agenda that serves as the voice for business. Our members want to advocate for workforce development and economic growth. Our member driven federal policy agenda is outlined below:
STATE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
The Westmoreland County will lead, educate, engage, inform and advocate to advance a state policy agenda that serves as the voice for business. Our members want to operate in a business environment that allows them to grow and thrive. The Chamber’s “STATE” policy priorities reach beyond the legislative and regulatory agenda to encompass administrative policies that have implications on businesses, our community and economy. We urge Pennsylvania’s legislature and the Governor’s administration to pursue a public policy agenda that will reinforce confidence among employers, provide resources necessary to develop a talented workforce and enable economic vibrancy for Westmoreland County. Our member driven state policy agenda is outlined below:
Daily Government Affair Updates
Government Outreach -August 10, 2023
Government Affairs & General Updates August 10, 2023 1. Avian flu relief dollars tied up by impasse over budget-related bills. A $31 million appropriation to help Pennsylvania’s poultry industry recover from a costly avian flu epidemic can’t be spent until enabling legislation is enacted as part of the unfinished business with the Fiscal Year 2023-24…
Read More Government Outreach -August 23, 2023
Government Affairs & General Updates August 23, 2023 1. Business leaders, lawmakers hope for bipartisan action on permitting reform – Leaders from the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce partnered with two state senators on Tuesday to push for state-level permitting reforms, making the case that a streamlined and…
Read More Government Outreach -September 6, 2023
Government Affairs & General Updates September 6, 2023 1. Shapiro signs executive order aimed at helping small businesses and small diverse businesses get more state contracts. Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday signed an executive order intended to increase the number of small businesses and small diverse businesses that get state government contracts. Shapiro’s order authorizes…
Read More Government Outreach -September 27, 2023
Government Affairs & General Updates September 27, 2023 1. Dozens of groups urge House to pass probation reform bill. The state House is on the verge of passing a major probation reform legislation. Tuesday, a group of 125 organizations – including business and social justice groups – called on lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 838.…
Read More Government Outreach -July 19, 2023
Government Affairs & General UpdatesJuly 19, 2023 1. Pa. House brings severance tax idea back around, raising an old debate in the nation’s 2nd-largest gas producer – There’s talk of a severance tax on natural gas in Harrisburg again. The state House passed a resolution directing a nonpartisan committee to study severance tax structures…
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