The Cozen Lens-
•The GOP wants to say RIP to ESG as the fight against "woke capitalism" is prevalent in all corners of the Republican Party.
•The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case regarding the constitutionality...more
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To achieve his goals of boosting clean energy and reinvigorating domestic manufacturing, President Biden aims to leverage funding from the private sector to implement his three major legislative achievements:...more
3/1/2023
/ China ,
Clean Energy ,
Domestic Policy ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Joe Biden ,
Political Parties ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Semiconductors ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Ukraine
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•With Nikki Haley announcing her bid for the presidency last week, she represents the first of what will likely be several more announcements this year. Right now, the biggest unanswered question is whether...more
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•America's federalist system has often left state governments overshadowed by what happens at the federal level. But states today are a potent force for influencing the national agenda and policymaking in...more
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•The State of the Union address is typically a forgettable affair, but President Biden has reason to try to seize the moment as he embarks on his expected re-election campaign.
•President Biden’s selection...more
2/8/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NDAA ,
OSTP ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Parties ,
Presidential Elections ,
State of the Union
The Cozen Lens-
•House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will have one of the most consequential relationships in Washington, DC over the next two years as Republicans try to...more
2/1/2023
/ China ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joe Biden ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Onshoring ,
Political Parties ,
SDN List ,
Semiconductors ,
Speaker of the House ,
Supply Shortages ,
Tax Incentives
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•After reaching the $31.4 trillion debt limit last week, the clock is ticking to find a path forward and avoid a default. But raising the debt limit today has become a broader partisan fight, which may...more
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•Presidential re-election campaigns are generally a referendum on the incumbent, but for President Biden, the negative case for a second term (i.e., he’s not former President Trump) is stronger than the...more
1/18/2023
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Donald Trump ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Interest Rates ,
Joe Biden ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Candidates ,
Political Parties ,
Presidential Elections ,
Recessions
Conservative Republicans hold more power this year in Congress, but different factions among conservatives are dividing the GOP on not just what they stand for but how they will operate in the year ahead....more
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•Although former President Trump is the only declared candidate for 2024 thus far, several in the GOP will seek to claim the mantle of the MAGA movement. Meanwhile, President Biden will lay the groundwork...more
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•The environment, social, and governance (ESG) movement is growing, but corporations are getting squeezed in the political battles between activists on both sides of this issue. ...more
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•The election may be over, but the politics for Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell and his Fed colleagues are just getting more complicated as they seek to bring down inflation.
•FTX’s collapse...more
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•Midterm elections are often a referendum on the president and his party in power. But in 2022, it was a referendum on both Bidenism and Trumpism as President Biden and former President Trump continue to...more
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•Early clues from Election Night will help guide an understanding for how the midterms will unfold and what those results will mean for the political and policy worlds moving forward.
•The Keystone State...more
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•It's one week until the midterm elections and the biggest battle to determine congressional control is a tug of war between national issues and individual candidate qualities.
•Ticket splitting has...more
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•After several decades in which industrial policy was out of fashion in Washington, a bipartisan consensus has emerged around the need for the US to have its own, largely to counter China....more
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The 2020 election and its aftermath were a major stress test of American democracy. There are more stress tests to come in this year’s midterm election and in 2024. ...more
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•Everyone loves to hate polls, and with some good reason. But as the midterms near, they provide an important, yet limited, tool for gauging the election....more
10/5/2022
/ Big Tech ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Parties ,
Polling ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Telehealth
The Cozen Lens-
•Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill face differing political calculations on climate change policy but both are experiencing divisions in their parties and shifting public opinions....more
9/28/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
CEOs ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Medicaid ,
Political Parties ,
Popular ,
Student Loans ,
Telehealth
The Cozen Lens-
•For all the focus on the culture wars in the midterms this year, politicians in close races are spending most of their time focused on the economy, likely making it the decisive electoral factor. ...more
9/21/2022
/ Consumer Price Index ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Donald Trump ,
Gas Prices ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Joe Biden ,
NLRB ,
Political Candidates ,
Political Parties ,
Price Inflation ,
Primary Elections ,
SCOTUS ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
Republicans love to cuss out the president while Democrats aren’t feeling much love for their party leader. Yet the success and longevity of Joe Biden's presidency won't be measured by who he is and how many memes are...more
CITY HALL-Recent Reports Detail Changes in Population Movement
Patterns Due to COVID-19-
Data company Placer.ai, which works frequently with organizations like the Center City District, recently released a white paper...more
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•In a divided America, few issues seem to cut through the partisan chasm between Democrats and Republicans. But that chasm is on a razor's edge in close races that can determine control of Congress. ...more
The Cozen Lens
•It may be a bear market on Wall Street but it's a bull market for 2024 presidential ambitions. Even if they don't pull the lever and run, would-be candidates, left and right, need to begin the...more
7/20/2022
/ Activist ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Donald Trump ,
DPA ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Governor Newsom ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Joe Biden ,
Popular ,
Presidential Elections ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Ratings ,
SCOTUS
The Cozen Lens-
•Democrats all share the same goal of trying to maintain as many seats in Congress as possible, but how they should go about doing so depends on who you ask.
•Meanwhile, Republicans are poised to retake...more
7/13/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Labor Statistics ,
China ,
Consumer Price Index ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Gas Prices ,
Immigration ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
NDAA ,
Political Parties ,
Price Inflation ,
SCOTUS ,
State Elections ,
Tax Reform ,
Vladimir Putin