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Key point: Colorado lawmakers will have another opportunity to amend the Colorado AI Act. ...more
On July 4, 2025, H.R.1, or what is being called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), was signed into law, introducing major reforms in tax and employee benefits that affect businesses and their employees. OBBBA is an...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, another cannabis legalization measure cropped up in Pennsylvania. ...more
H.R.1—the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—contains several provisions that directly affect employer-provided benefit programs, primarily health and welfare programs....more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Re. 14” (commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”)). On July 7, President Trump...more
“While the financial markets have become comfortable with dismissing the tail risks associated with the president’s boldest policy proposals, President Trump has successfully enacted ambitious policy proposals, albeit perhaps...more
"Democrats are struggling with how and when to resist President Donald Trump’s agenda. And it doesn’t help their cause that Trump is unifying the House GOP’s own notoriously fractious caucus.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen...more
After President Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, it is unclear if there will be much desire or willingness on behalf of the Democrats and Republicans to collaborate on legislation during the 119th...more
“While the Trump administration continues to implement its executive agenda at a breakneck pace, congressional Republicans are literally forced to deal with consensus by committee to realize their legislative agenda.” —...more
A new acting director. Freezes on any rulemaking, enforcement, or supervisory activities. Attempts to dismantle the department from within. In the span of a short forty-eight hours, the CFPB has faced possibly the greatest...more
Senate Committees Continue Nomination Hearings. The Senate VA Committee held a hearing for VA secretary nominee Doug Collins and subsequently voted for his confirmation with broad bipartisan support. His confirmation vote...more
At midnight on Friday, funding runs out for the remaining six FY 2024 annual spending bills: State – Foreign Operations, Defense, Homeland Security, Labor – Health and Human Services, Legislative Branch, and Financial...more
Efforts to pass federal permitting reform heated up in the previous Congress and continue to be a top priority, with Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives kicking off their agenda with the Lower Energy Costs Act...more
Congress returned to session the week of April 24 following a two-week recess. Active discussions and debate surrounding the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and efforts to “repeal-and-replace” the Affordable Care Act resumed...more
The Trump administration has published its budgetary Blueprint. The Blueprint notes the 2018 Budget is being unveiled sequentially in that the Blueprint provides details only on discretionary funding proposals. The full...more