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 -July 21, 2023
Government Affairs & General UpdatesJuly 21, 2023 1. PASSHE board approves tuition freeze for fifth consecutive year. The Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education voted Thursday to freeze tuition for in-state students for the coming academic year for the fifth consecutive years. If tuition had kept pace with inflation…
Read More Government Outreach -July 24, 2023
Government Affairs & General UpdatesJuly 24, 2023 1. Counties brace for impact for state budget impasse. With the prospect that the state’s budget impasse could drag on for another two months appearing increasingly likely, county leaders are bracing for the impact of having to pay their bills when the state isn’t paying its bills.…
Read More Government Outreach -July 25, 2023
Government Affairs & General UpdatesJuly 25, 2023 1. School groups call for state to move forward with plan to address school funding shortcomings as GOP leaders decline to appeal landmark court decision. The deadline for the Republican legislative leaders to appeal a landmark education funding decision to the state Supreme Court passed on Friday.…
Read More Government Outreach -July 26, 2023
Government Affairs & General UpdatesJuly 26, 2023 1. Budget includes line item to help PASSHE universities eliminate old debt. A $65.4 million appropriation to provide financial debt relief to the Penn West trio of state-owned universities at California, Clarion and Edinboro is included in the state budget bill awaiting final enactment. “We anticipate the…
Read More Government Outreach -July 27, 2023
Government Affairs & General UpdatesJuly 27, 2023 1. Senators spar over school choice in Pennsylvania – While the Pennsylvania budget stalemate remains, senators argued over the importance of school choice and increasing public school funding at a committee hearing in Reading. The Senate Education Committee met Tuesday to discuss “student opportunities for success,” hearing from…
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