Minimum Wage, Affordable Housing, State and Local Government

Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, August 4, 2025

Cozen O'Connor on 8/5/2025

Gov. Shapiro Urges Compromise as Budget Talks Stall - Governor Josh Shapiro (D) says progress is slow but ongoing in Pennsylvania’s overdue budget negotiations, with mass transit funding and school choice among key sticking...more

Cozen Cities - June 25, 2025

Cozen O'Connor on 6/26/2025

NEW YORK—Waymo Applies for NYC Permit - Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, plans to begin manually operating vehicles in Manhattan as a first step toward launching autonomous ride-hailing in New York City. The company...more

Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, June 12, 2025

Cozen O'Connor on 6/13/2025

Gov. Shapiro, Amazon Unveil Historic $20B AI Investment in PA - On Monday, Governor Josh Shapiro (D) and Amazon announced a $20 billion investment to build AI infrastructure in Pennsylvania, including two major data centers...more

Cozen Cities - June 11, 2025

Cozen O'Connor on 6/12/2025

BOSTON—City Receives $7.4M for Office-to-Residential Conversions -Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey (D) allocated $7.4 million to support two office-to-residential conversion projects in downtown Boston, part of a broader...more

Cozen Cities - May 14, 2025

Cozen O'Connor on 5/14/2025

BALTIMORE—Bill Introduced to Address Housing Shortage- On Monday, Mayor Brandon Scott (D) introduced his Housing Options & Opportunity Act, which aims to expand zoning laws for multi-family homes and provide more housing...more

Broad Street Brief: Mayor Parker Transmits First HOME Initiative Bills to Council

Cozen O'Connor on 5/2/2025

Mayor Parker Transmits First HOME Initiative Bills to City Council- During Thursday’s meeting, City Councilmember Jeffery Young, Jr. (District 5) introduced a bill that would eliminate specialized zoning overlays in his...more

Broad Street Brief: Tax Reform Commission Releases Interim Report

Cozen O'Connor on 2/28/2025

Tax Reform Commission Recommends Eliminating BIRT, Reducing Wage Tax - The Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission released its interim report this week, proposing that the City eliminate the Business Income & Receipts Tax...more

Cozen Cities - January 8, 2025

Cozen O'Connor on 1/9/2025

CHICAGO — Jobs Slightly Down Since Last Year, State Data Shows - The Chicago metro area experienced a 0.2% drop in non-farm jobs between November 2023 and November 2024. While private education, health services, and...more

California Ballot Measures: Where Do We Stand?

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 12/8/2023

The March 5 primary is right around the corner in California. Headlining the ballot—alongside a slate full of legislative Democrat-on-Democrat primary battles reflecting significant turnover due to term limits—is Proposition...more

Cozen Cities - July 26, 2023

Cozen O'Connor on 7/28/2023

CHICAGO — Mayor Johnson Launches Campaign to Close Chicago’s Device Gap- Mayor Brandon Johnson, in partnership with World Business Chicago, announced the launch of a month-long campaign encouraging Chicago’s business...more

Are You Ready, Nevada? Nine New Laws for the New Year

Snell & Wilmer on 12/27/2019

Don’t let hindsight be 2020. While others are enjoying the holidays and a well-deserved break, Nevada businesses should “check their lists twice” to make sure they are compliant with a host of new laws going into effect in...more

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