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NAW GR Midterm Election Outlook Update – October 12, 2026

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NAW GR Federal Policy Update- September 22, 2026

NAW GR State Policy Update – September 14, 2026

NAW GR Federal Policy Update- August 31, 2026

GR Political Update- August 24, 2026

GR State Policy Update- August 3, 2026

NAW GR Federal Policy Update- July 27, 2026

NAW GR State Policy Update- July 20, 2026

GR Federal Policy Update- June 29, 2026

GR State Policy Update – June 22, 2026

GR Federal Policy Update- June 15, 2026

GR State Policy Update- June 8, 2026

GR Federal Policy Update – June 1, 2026

GR State Policy Update – May 25, 2026

GR Federal Policy Update – May 19, 2026

GR State Policy Update- May 12, 2026

GR Federal Policy Update-May 4, 2026

GR State Policy Update – Apr 27, 2026

GR State Policy Update- Apr 13, 2026

GR Federal Policy Update – Apr 6, 2026

GR State Policy Update- Mar 30, 2026

GR Federal Policy Update- Mar 23, 2026

GR State Policy Update- Mar 16, 2026

GR Federal Policy Update – March 09, 2026

GR State Policy Update – Mar 2, 2026

GR Federal Policy Update- Feb 23, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Trump Reciprocal Tariffs

GR State Policy Update – Feb 16, 2026

GR Federal Policy Update – Feb 9, 2026

GR State Policy Update – Feb 2, 2026

GR Federal Policy Update – Jan 19, 2026

GR State Policy Update – Jan 12, 2026

GR 2025 Year in Review

GR Federal Update – Dec 8, 2025

GR State Policy Update – Dec 1, 2025

GR Federal Update – Nov 17, 2025

GR State Policy Update – Nov 10, 2025

GR Update – Week of Nov 3, 2025

Trade Deal with China; NAW Submits Comments on Heat Rule, H-1B, and AI

GR State Policy Update – Oct 27, 2025

GR Federal Update – Oct 20, 2025

GR Federal Update – Oct 6, 2025

GR Update: Federal Government Shutdown – Oct 1, 2025

GR State Update – Sep 29, 2025

GR Federal Update – Sep 23, 2025

GR State Update – Sept 15, 2025

GR Federal Update – Sep 8, 2025

GR State Newsletter – Sept 2, 2025

GR Federal Update – Aug 4, 2025

GR State Update – Jul 29, 2025

GR Federal Update – Jul 21, 2025

GR Federal Update – Jul 15, 2025

GR Federal Update – Jul 8, 2025

GR State Update – Jul 1, 2025

GR Federal Update – Jun 23, 2025

GR State Update – Jun 16, 2025

GR Federal Update – Jun 9, 2025

GR State Update – Jun 2, 2025

GR Update – May 29, 2025

GR Federal Update – May 23, 2025

GR State Update – May 19, 2025

GR Federal Update – May 12, 2025

GR State Update – May 5, 2025

GR Federal Update – Apr 28, 2025

GR State Update – Apr 21, 2025

GR Federal Update – Apr 3, 2025

GR Federal Update – Mar 31, 2025

GR State Update – Mar 24, 2025

GR Federal Update – Mar 17, 2025

GR State Update – March 10, 2025

GR Federal Update – Mar 5, 2025

GR State Update – Feb 24, 2025

GR Federal Update – Feb 18, 2025

GR State Update – Feb 10, 2025

GR Update – Feb 3, 2025

GR State Update – Jan. 21, 2025

GR Update – Jan 15, 2025

GR Update – Jan 13, 2025

GR Update – Dec 30, 2024

GR Update – Dec 10, 2024

GR Update – Dec 4, 2024

GR Update – Nov 25, 2024

GR Update – Nov 15, 2024

State Election Analysis

Election Recap

Election Preview – Nov 04, 2024

GR Update – Oct 28, 2024

GR Update – Oct 4, 2024

Port Strike Update

Port Strike Update

Hurricane Helene Aftermath

Port Strike Update

GR Update – September 23, 2024

GR Update – September 9, 2024

GR Update – August 27, 2024

GR Update – July 29, 2024

GR Update – July 15, 2024

State Policy Update – July 8, 2024

State Legislative Sessions, Labor, Tax, Trucking, State Politics, Other News NAW is Reading

State Policy Update – June 3, 2024

State Legislative Sessions, Labor, Tax, Trucking, State Politics, Other News NAW is Reading

GR Update – May 28, 2024

NAW Legal Updates, Labor and Tax Updates

GR Update – May 13, 2024

Labor and Economic Policy Updates

State Policy Update – May 6, 2024

Labor, Trucking, Ports, Tax

GR Update – April 23, 2024

Labor Updates, NAW-PAC Updates

GR Update – April 8, 2024

State Policy Update – April 4, 2024

Labor, Trucking, Tax, Energy Updates

GR Update – March 25, 2024

Labor Updates; Tax & Economic Policy Updates; NAW-PAC Updates

GR Update – Mar 11, 2024

Response to the State of the Union Address; Labor Updates; Financial Updates

State Policy Update – Mar 2024

Tax Update, Corporate Transparency Act, Overtime Proposed Rule, Worker Walkaround Rule

GR Update – Feb 2024

Tax Update, Corporate Transparency Act, Overtime Proposed Rule, Worker Walkaround Rule

GR Update – December 2023

Political Calander Meets Policy Impact; Tax Update; Corporate Transparency Act; Overtime Proposed Rule; Worker Walkaround Rule

GR Update November 2023

NAW Smartbrief’s 2023 AI Impact Session

How to Navigate Shifting Labor Rules & Regulations

GR Update 2023 – #8

What happens during a shutdown; FTC and 17 States File Suit Against Amazon; Lauren Williams joins NAW; Labor Webinar

GR Update 2023 # 8

GR Update 2023 # 7

Congressional Insights; Policy Updates; Political Insights; NAW-PAC Ramps Up Engagement in 2024 Senate Races; NAW Members Welcome Elected Officials

GR Update 2023 #6

SCOTUS Ruling on Unions Right to Destroy Employer’s Property; FTC Non-competes Update; Su Nomination Still Suspended in Senate; NAW Immigration Survey: Tax & House Economic Package Update; Amazon Update; Healthcare Update

GR Update 2023 #5

Update on Debt Limit; Update on Labor Issues; Tax Update

GR Update 2023 #4

Debt Ceiling Update

GR Update 2023 #3

Tax and labor sections in Biden’s ’24 Budget; Amazon hearing; FTC non-compete comment period; NAW letter of opposition to Biden Labor Secretary nominee

GR Update 2023 #2

Labor issues; GR personnel announcement; Amazon notes; FTC released proposed rule on non-compete clauses

GR Update 2023 #1

Fallout from House Speaker vote; Amazon update in 118th Congress; NLRB open to card check; Glacier Northwest argument heard by SCOTUS

GR Update 2022 #44

Review of the 117th Congress; NLRB joint employer rule; NLRB makeup change; Corporate Transparency Act; NAW letter on IRS increased funding; NAW beats back troubling NDAA provisions; Speaker vote preview

GR Update 2022 #43

Congressional lame duck preview; tax extenders package; Amazon legislation timetable; NAW joins amicus brief on Glacier Northwest labor case

GR Update 2022 #42

Railway labor strike averted; NAW continues Amazon media and legislative campaign

GR Update 2022 #41

Congressional outlook coming out August recess; numerous NLRB-related items

GR Update 2022 #40

Congress passes skinny “BBB” / Inflation Reduction Act; Amazon legislation Schumer comments; Section 846 report

GR Update 2022 #39

Unexpected deal on skinny “BBB”, titled Inflation Reduction Act

GR Update 2022 #38

“BBB” / Tax & Spend Reconciliation bill; numerous legislative and regulatory Labor updates; insulin legislation; Amazon legislation efforts

GR Update 2022 #37

NAW files comments on SEC climate rule

GR Update 2022 #36

“BBB” / Tax & Spend Reconciliation Bill stalled; numerous NLRB and DOL labor updates; key labor legislation introduced

GR Update 2022 #35

Radical Biden nominee David Weil fails after bipartisan Senate vote following NAW opposition

GR Update 2022 #34

Government omnibus spending bill; Russian oil import ban; DOL and NLRB labor items; “Infrastructure Act Domestic Preference Developments” webinar

GR Update 2022 #33

Update OSHA ETS vaccine mandate; numerous NLRB items; “BBB” and government funding movement; labor webinars

GR Update 2022 #32

OSHA ETS mandate SCOTUS oral arguments preview; Senate legislative roundup

GR Update 2021 #32

Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate reinstated; NAW files comments with OSHA

GR Update 2021 #31

NAW scores win in effort to defeat Amazon’s monopoly power in federal procurement; latest OSHA ETS; “BBB” again stalled; free employer resources

GR Update 2021 #30

OSHA ETS and the Federal Contractor Mandate regulatory and legislative updates; NLRB items; “BBB” remains stalled

GR Update 2021 #29 New

Latest the OSHA ETS and the Federal Contractor Mandate; Congressional calendar winding down; mandatory paid leave program in House-passed “BBB” bill

GR Update 2021 #28 New

House passes “BBB” bill; latest the OSHA ETS and the Federal Contractor Mandate; employer resources

GR Update 2021 #29

House sets vote “BBB”; NAW member company CEO joins House GOP roundtable; tax updates; latest the OSHA ETS and the Federal Contractor Mandate; NAW letter DRIVE-Safe Act

GR Update 2021 #28

Biden Administration announces OSHA ETS and the Federal Contractor Mandate

GR Update 2021 #27

New guidance Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors; OSHA ETS authorized

GR Update 2021 #26

Latest the OSHA ETS and the Federal Contractor Mandate; House delays “BIF” vote; employer resources

GR Update 2021 #25

“BBB” and “BIF” talks stalled; NAW announces “America’s Job Creators” ad buy; IRS bank reporting proposal; numerous vital legislative updates; employer resources

GR Update 2021 #24

Debt ceiling deal reached in Senate; “BBB” and “BIF” negotiations continue; latest the OSHA ETS and the Federal Contractor Mandate; NAW continues opposing labor sections in “BBB” legislation

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