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Legislative Session Updates: Week Four

After a short and chilly week, we are headed into week four of this long legislative session. Last week we saw the unveiling of the House budget legislation and some big moves by priority bills in committees. House Budget The bill on everyone’s minds last week was the House budget…

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House Unveils Their 2024-26 Budget Bill

Last week the House Republicans unveiled their budget for 2024-2026. This came in the form of two major pieces of legislation, House Bill 1 (HB1), a $1.7 billion investment proposal, and House Bill 6 (HB6), a $124.8  executive branch budget bill. HB 1 proposes to spend a portion of the…

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“Forward Together”: Beshear releases budget proposal for 2024-2026

One week into his second term, Governor Andy Beshear released his proposed budget for the Commonwealth titled “Forward Together” for the 2024-2026 biennium. This budget proposal comes ahead of the legislative session that is set to begin January 2, 2024.   Beshear’s proposed executive budget focused on major issues impacting the…

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Louisville Area Receives Grant for Passenger Rail Development

Greater Louisville is one step closer to bringing back passenger rail service. Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency (KIPDA) announced that the agency’s bid in securing a grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) was successful. GLI partnered with KIPDA and Louisville Metro to submit the application earlier this year….

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Corporate Transparency Act brings new requirements for businesses

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) implements sweeping new corporate ownership reporting requirements for companies that are based in or conduct business in the United States. The law was passed by Congress as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Bill as an anti-laundering effort and requires businesses to register and…

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Greater Louisville Inc. brings business leaders to Washington D.C. to advocate for top federal priorities

Annual DC Fly In coincides with release of GLI’s 2023 Federal Agenda Louisville, Ky. (July 20, 2023) – More than 35 business leaders spent two days in the nation’s capital meeting with federal lawmakers and national policy experts as part of Greater Louisville Inc.’s annual DC Fly In presented by…

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GLI’s Liz McQuillen Selected for U.S. Chamber Fellowship

Fellowship Provides State and Local Business Leaders with Opportunities to Engage Nationally on Critical Education and Workforce Issues Washington, D.C. (June 22, 2023) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced Liz McQuillen, director of government affairs and public policy for Greater Louisville Inc. was selected to participate in the…

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KY Interim Session starts this week

The 2023 Interim Session of the Kentucky General Assembly began this week, with Interim Joint Committees and Special Committees hosting their first meetings on Monday, June 5. The Interim Session lasts from June-November and during that time, the House and Senate legislative committees meet jointly to explore topics for the…

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Congress passes debt limit bill

Updated June 2, 2023 Last night, the U.S. Senate passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act with bipartisan support, averting a potential government shutdown and economic catastrophe.  After weeks of negotiation, the White House and Congressional leaders announced the compromise last weekend and was quickly passed by the House earlier this week…

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Noncompete Update: Chamber opposes NLRB memo on non competes

This information was originally published by the U.S. Chamber on Thursday, June 1, 2023. On May 30, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel issued a memo expressing her view that noncompete agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act and are therefore an unlawful employment practice. What Happens Next:…

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