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Groups seek policy wins despite focus on looming elections

States are likely battlegrounds for many issues that remain contested at federal level; associations stress need for market solutions Common wisdom is that not much gets done in Congress during an election year, but business groups are forging ahead on policy priorities with an eye toward the states and a message that big problems are best tackled by the free market, not regulation. Several associations opened 2020 by outlining their legislative goals for the coming months. U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue, in his annual State of American Business address Jan. 9, rejected the notion that legislative action has come to a standstill at the federal level, pointing to… Read More