Category: News

TMA celebrates endorsed 2024 winners

SCHAUMBURG – The TMA PAC congratulates the 2024 General Assembly candidates they endorsed after assessing their TMA surveys, incumbents’ voting records and their involvement in TMA’s Small and Midsize Manufacturers (SaMM) Caucus.

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Pritzker signs onto letter addressing PJM Interconnection’s record-high capacity prices

CHICAGO- ​ On October 30, 2024, Governor JB Pritzker joined Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, and Delaware Governor John Carney in issuing a letter to PJM Interconnection, the grid operator for Northern Illinois and the aforementioned states. The governors have called on PJM to take urgent action to address the increasing cost of electricity bills after the record-high prices coming out of the region’s capacity auction.

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Liberty Justice Center Urges Court to Halt Illinois Ban on Employer Speech

On October 30, the Liberty Justice Center filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in its legal challenge to Senate Bill 3649 (SB 3649), Illinois’ recently enacted employer speech ban. The motion urges the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to grant an order prohibiting the state from enacting and enforcing SB 3649 while litigation continues.

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TMA SaMM Caucus grows to 61 members in 2024

The effort to encourage more awareness of small and midsized manufacturers’ needs in the Illinois legislature continues to grow. 

TMA’s Small and Midsized Manufacturing Caucus, first set into motion two years ago, started its first year with 31 Illinois House members and 23 Illinois House Senate members. 

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TMA’S Advocacy Team Efforts Grow in 2023

SCHAUMBURG – Over the past year, the Technology & Manufacturing Association’s Advocacy Team has been pursuing legislative and media efforts to stir interest in the industry and the public’s dependency on robust manufacturing and a strong supply chain.

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