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The Privacy Insider Podcast Episode 14: The Pig Around the Corner: Privacy and Trade with Constantine Karbaliotis of nNovation LLP
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The Evolving Landscape of B2B Payments: Regulatory Trends and Financial Practices Explained — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
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On July 28, The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced that its amended debt-collection rule, scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2025, has been postponed, leaving the industry in limbo...more
Per Autism Speaks’ “Autism by the Numbers: 2025 Annual Report” (see autismspeaks.org/ABN, last visited July 20, 2025), currently one in 35 children in the United States has autism....more
Effective July 1, 2025, Florida has significantly revised how state agencies develop and adopt regulations. These changes, enacted under Chapter 2025-189, Laws of Florida, aim to increase transparency, consistency, and public...more
Beginning July 1, 2025, producers of a wide range of packaging and paper materials, as well as products that use such materials, are prohibited from selling or distributing such products in the state of Colorado, unless they...more
Earlier this week, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced it will extend the upcoming reporting deadline under the state’s PFAS-in-Products law. As currently written, the law requires manufacturers of...more
AB 1893 (Wicks) significantly modified the so-called “Builder’s Remedy” under the Housing Accountability Act (Gov. Code § 65589.5) (HAA) effective January 1, 2025. As explained in our prior legal alert, the Builder’s Remedy...more
A new Tennessee law means big changes for Tennessee retailers that sell tobacco and vapor products. The new law becomes effective July 1, 2025, with some parts kicking in later. If you sell cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars,...more
On Friday, June 6, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its long-anticipated policy changes to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The NTIA's...more
Nearing five months into the Trump administration, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released a Notice changing the requirements in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the...more
On March 31, Service Oklahoma issued a bulletin notifying motor vehicle dealers of updates to the state's electronic lien and title (ELT) system. Service Oklahoma is a division of the Oklahoma Office of Management and...more
O Governo do Estado de Minas Gerais deu um passo significativo no fortalecimento do marco regulatório do setor de transportes ao aprovar a instituição da Agência Reguladora de Transportes do Estado de Minas Gerais (Artemig) e...more
On May 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a proposed rule, entitled “Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations – Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole” to address a...more
The past several weeks (May 11-27, 2025) saw a surge of activity targeting intoxicating consumable hemp products, as states move to enact new regulations. These are the latest developments in the field of consumable hemp...more
Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis Update - We assisted multiple clients in completing and submitting their adult-use cannabis license applications to the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”), and we continue to monitor how and...more
As discussed in multiple Cannabis Control Commission (“Commission”) meetings over the past several months, the Commission has finally moved to intervene in a pending Superior Court case – Theory Wellness, Inc. et al. v. Town...more
Just last week, we reported that the 2025/26 NYS Budget Bill did not include a provision that would have increased the requirements for seeking Department of Health (DOH) approval of a material healthcare transaction (which...more
Often wrong, never in doubt. That’s our promise here at Budding Trends. A little over a year ago, we wrote these words: “DEA will reschedule marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule III.” We later acknowledged we (may have)...more
On April 7, 2025, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) received final approval from an administrative law judge (ALJ) for its comprehensive adult-use cannabis regulations. The finalized rules, which take effect...more
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) updated its web page on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products on May 2, 2025. The updated page includes links to the April 2025 final rule on products...more
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, April 24, 2025. The meeting was hybrid with in-person accessibility at 160 N. LaSalle St., 5th Floor Auditorium and via livestream. Board members present...more
Senate Bill No. 1556 has been introduced proposing to create a new Connecticut Appeals Board for Property Valuation (the “Board”). If the bill is adopted, the Board would be constituted this year to hear appeals from the...more
Today, Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management announced that Minnesota’s final set of adult-use cannabis rules have been approved, will be publish in the State Register, and will go into effect later this month. After the...more