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Utah House Leadership Update

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Recently, former House Majority Leader Jefferson Moss (R-Saratoga Springs) resigned from his seat in the legislature and position in leadership to take a spot in Governor Cox’s cabinet as Executive Director of the Governor’s...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 35 - March 2025

Much like construction happening with the legislative offices, gutting and stuffing began in earnest today — the 35th day of the legislative session. But we aren’t talking about the Georgia Capitol renovations that are...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 15 - February 2025

Children and other fans of heavy machinery were delighted on Tuesday as landowners and representatives of forest industries descended on the Georgia State Capitol for Forestry Day at the Capitol. With them, they brought two...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 2 - January 2025

Business and community leaders from across the state made their annual pilgrimage to Atlanta on Tuesday morning for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs & Issues breakfast at the Georgia World Congress Center. Although the...more

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[Podcast] The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam: Featuring Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, R-IA

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Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with...more

Maynard Nexsen

Alabama Legislative Summary: Economic Development

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During this year’s session, the Alabama Legislature considered multiple pieces of legislation focusing on improving Alabama’s economic opportunities and long-term economic development vision....more

McGuireWoods Consulting

North Carolina Politics in the News - June 2024 #3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - ABC 11: NC’s Rural Infrastructure Authority approved 20 grant requests, totaling to over $8M Over 800 new jobs are coming to rural communities across North Carolina. The state’s Rural Infrastructure...more

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2024 Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session - Week Nine

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On Tuesday, the House passed the $9.3 billion 2025 Education Trust Fund (ETF) Budget and two supplemental ETF appropriations. As mentioned in previous legislative updates, the ETF is the state’s mechanism for...more

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All Ohio Future Fund Details Begin to be Defined

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Eagerly anticipated details on the All Ohio Future Fund (Fund) are beginning to come to light. Ohio’s Office of Budget and Management (OBM) has scheduled a hearing December 11th on proposed rules for the Fund, which underwent...more

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2023 South Carolina Legislative Session: Economic Development

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Though the General Assembly technically adjourned Sine Die until next January, legislators returned sooner than expected, with Governor Henry McMaster calling them back into session to address legislation regarding abortion...more

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2023 South Carolina Legislative Session Recap

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2023 South Carolina Legislative Session Recap - The 2023 South Carolina Legislature adjourned Sine Die in June, ending the first year of a two-year session. Several important legislative initiatives were adopted that made...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

NC Politics in the News - August 2023 #3

Economic Development - THE NEWS & OBSERVER: North Hills' $1B 'Innovation District' is starting to take shape. What to know. North Hills’ new $1-billion innovation district is coming together. Roughly four years after...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

NC Politics in the News - August 2022 #4

Economic Development - WINSTON SALEM JOURNAL: NC economic development leader named to federal council - Christopher Chung, chief executive of the Economic Development Partnership of N.C., was named Tuesday to a two-year...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Dome Report, Issue 1, 2022: The West Virginia Legislature Starts 2022 at a Fast Pace

The West Virginia Legislature commenced its 60-day regular session on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 and proceeded to introduce and advance legislation at breakneck speed. However, it was the short special session, which...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

2021 Final Vermont Legislative Update - May 2021

Business - The unemployment bill formerly known as S.10 – Business owners had their most challenging year in memory. Many hoped that the legislature, knowing this, would have sought to offset their challenges....more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Legislative Update Week 17 | Government and Public Affairs

Legislative Chess - It’s the time of year when the legislature plays chess. Sometimes it even plays speed chess, with programs, initiatives, and tax code changes flying in and out of bills as they move back and forth...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Legislative Update Week 16 | Government and Public Affairs

Senate passes budget - On Friday, the Senate gave final approval to the $7.17 billion FY 2022 budget, H.439. Senate Appropriations Chair Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, called it “as complicated a budget as I’ve ever had to put...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Legislative Update Week 14 | Government and Public Affairs

Governor proposes $90 million for state capital investment - Department of Economic Development Commissioner Joan Goldstein presented Governor Scott's Capital Investment Grant Proposal to the Senate Economic Development...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Dome Report - 2021 West Virginia Legislative Update: Issue 6

March 31, 2021 was "Cross-Over" Day at the West Virginia Legislature. This is the day when all bills must pass out of their house of origin and on to the other chamber. Historically, just over 23 percent of all bills clear...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Dome Report - 2021 West Virginia Legislative Update: Issue 5

Governor Justice has approved significant legislation protecting businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits, promoting the establishment of public charter schools, and increasing oversight of local boards of health. As of yesterday,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Dome Report - 2021 West Virginia Legislative Update: Issue 4

After 28 days, and with more than 1,634 bills introduced, the West Virginia Legislature already has enacted significant legislation promoting the establishment of public charter schools, increasing oversight of local boards...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Legislative Update Week 8 | Government and Public Affairs

Childcare bill becoming a heavy lift - The House Committee on Human Services is working through H.171, a bill that would create a comprehensive child care system governed and subsidized by the state. The system would take...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Legislative Update 02-05-2021 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

Project based TIFs would expand rural redevelopment - The Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs is considering S.33, a bill that would allow more towns to apply for project-based tax...more

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North Carolina Legislative Update - March 2019 #2

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Things continued to pick up this week at the General Assembly as the legislators received the Governor’s budget recommendations and started to vote on substantive bills....more

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