Advocacy News

09.27.18

The briefing highlighted the positive results of the administration’s focus on tax reform, regulatory relief, infrastructure spending, workforce development and more.

09.21.18

Debate will soon begin on passage of $4.4 trillion federal budget that includes $3.4 trillion in revenue from primarily taxes and a projected $985 billion deficit.

09.20.18

A Legislative Day at the State Capital is not difficult to plan, manage or execute. Take a look at how PHCC of Colarado and PHCC of California benefited from their own Days at the Capital!

09.20.18

PHCC has been a long-time advocate of the Carl D. Perkins Act, which is geared to increase the quality of technical education.

09.20.18

PHCC’s Government Relations Committee is currently considering an international climate change treaty known as the “Kilgali Amendment.”

09.20.18

U.S. District Judge David Norton of South Carolina ruled that the administration failed to seek public comment on the substance or the implications of delaying the Waters of The U.S Rule by two years and ordered it into effect in 26 states.

09.20.18

All too often, lawmakers think about infrastructure as an “above ground” investment. However, our nation’s water systems are in critical need of repair, improvement, and modernization.

09.13.18

PHCC is pleased to see WaterSense moving forward with support of the Senate and House committee leadership.

09.07.18

One of the issues PHCC worked on during the May 2018 Legislative Conference and advocated on Capitol Hill, was reauthorization of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) - a federal low-interest loan program for municipalities to apply for to improve their water systems.

09.07.18

President Trump signed an Executive Order authorizing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury to evaluate expanding access to 401K retirement plans.