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UK Bill Would Increase Cybersecurity Standards for Critical Infrastructure Operators

Recent months have seen a spate of high-profile cyber incidents that have affected UK companies and disrupted supply chains, keeping cybersecurity on the front pages and at the top of UK companies’ agendas. In response to the...more

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Election Implications for Clean Energy, Climate, Critical Minerals Programs at DOE

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The 2024 U.S. presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most uncertain and unpredictable in history. The future and overall success of the U.S. Department of Energy's once-in-a-generation clean energy investments...more

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Strategic Shifts: Will Québec be Able to Reshape its Infrastructure Projects Enabling Legislation?

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Québec continues to grapple with a metaphorical “perfect storm” in its infrastructure and project world. Several factors converge at the same time, such as...more

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Build More, Faster? Newsom Signs Infrastructure and Budget Legislation 

On July 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of bills intended to accelerate critical infrastructure projects across the State aimed at achieving monumental climate and clean energy goals while...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Governor Signs Critical Infrastructure Bill, Budget Negotiations Continue

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Gov. Roy Cooper this week signed a new critical infrastructure law and legislators continued budget negotiations. Budget Negotiations - Budget negotiators this week continued work on a conference committee report for...more

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What’s New in Wireless - April 2023

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine, to virtually digitizing almost all other aspects of Americans’ daily lives.  Leading...more

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Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 27

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Both the House and Senate will be in session this week, after two weeks of recess. The Senate schedule for this week, however, is up in the air given that Senate...more

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Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 14 2022

Thursday marked the halfway point to Crossover Day, and members of the House Appropriations Committee got to work early approving their version of the Amended FY23 Budget. Although the House is proposing minimal changes...more

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House Ways and Means Committee Proposes Expansion of Affordable Housing Financing Incentives in the Reconciliation Package

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On September 10, 2021, the House Ways and Means Committee (the “Committee”) released proposed legislation providing for an expansion of affordable housing financing incentives in their portion of the $3.5 trillion...more

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So Close...The Cryptocurrency Industry Shows its Strength Even While Failing to Secure an Amendment

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As the United States Senate considered H.R. 3684, the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation In America Act (INVEST in America Act)”, an attempt to modify legislative language concerning...more

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Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Bill Includes Cybersecurity Funding for Local Governments

The bi-partisan infrastructure bill presently being debated in the U.S. Senate includes up to $1 billion in funding to state and local governments to enhance cybersecurity measures over four years....more

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Is California Coming for Your Beach House?

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Yes, but the sea might beat them to it. In 2015, the California Coastal Commission adopted the Sea Level Rise Policy Guidance. This Guidance document discusses a number of potential measures for responding to sea level rise,...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2020 #2

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Ransomware Attacks Predicted to Occur Every 11 Seconds in 2021 with a Cost of $20 Billion - Confirming what we are seeing in the field, cybersecurity firm Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that, globally, businesses in...more

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House Committee Solicits Feedback on Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act by February 19

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The US House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is requesting feedback on the proposed Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act by Wednesday, February 19. The Committee hopes to introduce the...more

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The Week in Weed: February 2020 #2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. It was a busy week for the states, as Virginia moved towards decriminalization.  The state House and Senate passed...more

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Senate Bill 50 Dies in the Senate: Now What?

The “4-Plex Bill” Meant to Address the Housing Crisis Couldn’t Muster Enough Support - Much to the relief of local land-use control advocates and cities throughout California, Senate Bill 50 failed to pass the state Senate...more

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Draft Amendments To German Competition Law Published

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The German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has published the draft bill on the 10th amendment to the German Act against Restraints of Competition, which includes a proposal for the revision of abuse control in...more

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Aviation Groups Urge House and Senate Committees to Reject Drone Legislation

In a letter submitted last month to the chairmen and ranking members of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its aviation subcommittee, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association...more

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Connecting Housing and Transportation for Livable Cities

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a strong warning to cities and counties early this year: Meet your state housing goals or forfeit your Senate Bill 1, or “Gas Tax,” road repair dollars. Originally published in...more

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Highly Automated and Connected Vehicles Update - June 2019 #3

NVIDIA Unveils Supercomputer for Autonomous Vehicle Program’s AI Infrastructure - After three weeks of development, NVIDIA has unveiled a supercomputer capable of delivering 9.4 petaflops of processing, which can reportedly...more

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What’s the Bidding on the Green New Deal?

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Just because anthropogenic climate change is a legitimate concern doesn’t mean that the most radical pronouncements from the idealogues aren’t fair game for criticism....more

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Vermont Legislative Update 03-29-2019 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

House passes budget bill - The House approved a $6.1 billion FY 2020 budget this week. The bill, H.542, provides for a 3.1 percent growth in spending over FY 2019....more

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The Green New Deal: It’s Not Just About Energy

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The Green New Deal, floating around Congress on a cloud of cow farts, is quite a grand and far-reaching manifesto. ...more

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“Nuclear Energy Leadership Act” (S 3422): Important Legislation Introduced Aimed at Restoring U.S. Leadership in Nuclear Energy

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A bipartisan group of nine U.S. senators has introduced the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA) (S 3422), a bill designed to help the United States return to its lead in nuclear energy technology. ...more

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New Federal Infrastructure Plan Coming Soon

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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao recently informed the U.S. Senate that the President’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan will be announced by the end of the month. The new plan is anticipated to rely upon public-private...more

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