The Chicago non-partisan mayoral primary is unofficially complete and as recent polling suggested was a possible outcome, incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) fell in defeat last without even qualifying for the secondary runoff election.

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THE LATEST: The Biden administration has issue a new regulation mandating that every general contractor and subcontractor engage in negotiation or agree to project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more with limited exceptions.

WHY IT MATTERS: Government-mandated PLAs hurt union contractors, open-shop contractors, and fail to promote economy and efficiency in federal procurement.

Tell Congress to pass the Fair and Open Competition Act to prevent federal agencies and recipients of federal assistance from mandating that contractors sign a PLA as a condition of winning a federal or federally assisted, taxpayer-funded construction contract.

OUR POSITION: AGC of America neither supports nor opposes contractors’ voluntary use of PLAs on government projects or elsewhere but strongly opposes any government mandate for their use. The association is committed to free and open competition for publicly funded work and has long maintained that the federal government should not mandate PLAs.

MORE INFO: AGC, through its Construction Advocacy Fund, have filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the Administration’s unlawful effort to mandate PLAs. AGC's 2022 survey showed that nearly three-quarters of federal contractors would stop bidding on federal projects if the Administration followed through on its plans to impose government-mandated PLAs. Moreover, an AGC analysis of data obtained via a Construction Advocacy Fund-financed lawsuit found that the Department of Defense’s federal construction agencies rejected PLA mandates 99.4% of the time even when encouraged to do so under the Obama administration. The data AGC obtained disprove and undermine the reasoning set forth by the Biden administration that government-mandated PLAs promote economy and efficiency for federal construction projects.

WHAT TO DO: Urge your members of Congress to cosponsor and support the Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R. 1209 / S. 537) and stop government-mandated PLAs.

In an interview Sunday with Chuck Todd on NBC’s Meet the Press, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) appeared less inclined to run for President next year, citing the common analysis that a crowded GOP field would likely renominate Donald Trump.

As expected, veteran Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), now the longest serving Democrat in the chamber since former Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has retired, announced Wednesday that she will not seek re-election to a sixth full term in office.

Though we are at the very beginning of the 2024 election cycle, already significant action is underway in many key Senate races.

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The year-end Senate campaign finance figures are now public, thus giving us clues as to which incumbents are best prepared to wage their re-election efforts.

The 2024 presidential race is about to begin and most of the political discussion involves whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, or anyone else, can deny former President Donald Trump the Republican nomination.

The most interesting impending Senate race to date is unfolding in Arizona, and a new poll already suggests the close three-way finish that many are predicting will occur in November of 2024.

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Late yesterday, we saw potential action unfolding in the Arizona Senate race, which adds even more uncertainty into this budding political contest.

Four-term Indiana Congressman Jim Banks (R-Columbia City) announced that he will compete for the Hoosier State’s open Senate race next year, setting up what appears to be a major Republican primary brawl.

There is little doubt that the Ohio Senate race will be one of the hottest campaigns in the 2024 election cycle and this week has yielded its first concrete action.

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The first 2024 Senate retirement decision was made public yesterday as four-term Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow of Michigan announced that she will not be a candidate for re-election next year.

Cornhusker State Gov-Elect Jim Pillen (R) will be sworn into office later today, meaning he will soon announce his choice to replace resigning Sen. Ben Sasse (R).

The 118th Congress is due to be sworn in, and like all others, this new assemblage is a unique group.

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During the past decade, no state has been forced to draw more redistricting maps than the Tar Heel State of North Carolina.