By, Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs After a full year of President Donald Trump in office, most critics agree that it’s hard to deny the effect of business experience
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs The Senate Labor & Industry Committee, chaired by Sen. Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), advanced a bill that could have a drastic effect on the
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs Project Labor Agreements, or pre-hire collective bargaining agreements that mandate the use of union-only labor, have been around for decades, but lately, there’s
This week, Governor Tom Wolf announced his plans to follow up on an expired plan by the Obama administration in 2016 to extend mandatory overtime pay to salaried employees. Currently,
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs With a year’s worth of stalled policy, gridlock, and uncertainty over the ultimate result of last year’s tax reform bill, Congressional Republicans are
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs If 2016 taught us anything, it’s that public polls mean very little when it comes to the minds of voters. Despite 99% of
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs Despite stumbles throughout the year, Congress looks set to deliver on one of President Donald Trump’s biggest campaign promises – a significant overhaul
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs The House concluded the first half of the 2017-2018 legislative session this week with a flurry of bills that were championed by some
By: Christina Fulponi, Government Affairs Coordinator On December 2, 2017, the Senate passed a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act with a vote of 51-49, which updates the tax codes and
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs Since the late 19th century, native Pennsylvanians have gathered in New York City to discuss politics and current events of their home Commonwealth.
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs, ABC Keystone Two years after completing a massive $5.3 million renovation, the Keystone chapter was on display this week in a celebration of
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs, ABC Keystone For months, Democrats have been positioning the 2017 “off-year” elections as an early referendum on the Trump administration and in three
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs, ABC Keystone Since 2006, Pennsylvania has enjoyed bipartisan representation in the United States Senate. After years of Republican control with the late Arlen
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs, ABC Keystone Last week’s meeting of the five ABC chapters throughout Pennsylvania brought a rare opportunity to work with some uncommon coalition partners
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs, ABC Keystone After more than three months, Republican lawmakers are still searching for viable solution to the Commonwealth’s unfinished budget, which has started
