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Look Ahead to the Week of June 30, 2025: Reconciliation Package Approaches the Finish Line

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Both the House and Senate are in session this week, with the upper chamber scheduled to begin a vote-a-rama on amendments to the reconciliation bill on Monday morning. During the vote-a-rama, senators may offer unlimited...more

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Public Engagement Begins on 'Manhattan Plan' to Increase Housing Production

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On June 20, 2025, the Adams Administration and the Department of City Planning (DCP) initiated public engagement for the 'Manhattan Plan,' a proposal to add 100,000 new homes in Manhattan over the next decade. The Plan aims...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of June 23, 2025: Reconciliation Crunch Time in the Senate as World on Edge Following U.S. Strikes on Iran

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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Separately, President Trump is expected to travel to the Netherlands to participate in NATO’s annual summit – this following U.S. targeted strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear...more

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US Senate Finance Committee Makes Changes to Proposed Section 899

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The US Senate Finance Committee has released a substitute (the “Senate version”) for the tax provisions of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the budget reconciliation bill currently under consideration by Congress. An earlier...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of June 16, 2025: Short Week for Senate Ahead of Juneteenth

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The Senate is in session through Wednesday, while the House is out for the week in anticipation of the Juneteenth holiday. Senate Republicans continue to work on revising the House-passed reconciliation package (H.R. 1)....more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (6/9)

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Ethics legislation stalls in Springfield as Senate president tries ‘brazen’ move that would have helped his election case - “In the closing hours of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session, Senate President Don Harmon...more

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State AG Pulse | A FAIR Go For NY Consumers

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In Episode 6 of Season 5 Chris Allen and Emily Yu examine New York’s proposed FAIR Business Practices Act legislation and what it tells us about how AGs’ consumer protection authority is evolving to address the challenges on...more

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Legislative Top 5 - May 2025 #4

The Minnesota Legislature adjourned the 2025 Regular Session on Monday night, but a special session looms on the horizon as legislators failed to pass a complete budget. Despite meeting through the weekend and on Monday,...more

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Broad Street Brief: Krasner Wins Democratic DA Primary

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City Council Advances Bill to Hold Developers Accountable for Affordable Housing Promises - The City Council Rules Committee advanced legislation Wednesday that would require developers to formalize their commitments to...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of May 19, 2025: The ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Inches Forward

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Both chambers are in session this week. Late Sunday night, House Republicans successfully advanced their reconciliation proposal through the Budget Committee, following Friday’s failed vote when conservative members...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of May 12, 2025: House Republicans Rush to Advance Reconciliation Package

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Both chambers are in session this week. Beginning on Tuesday, House Republicans plan to hold legislative markups of their reconciliation proposal within the Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture committees,...more

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Legal Aid Funding Draws Bipartisan Support from AGs

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A coalition of 40 bipartisan AGs sent a letter to U.S. Senate and House Leaders urging them to allocate continued funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which provides civil legal services to low income and...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of April 28: The Reconciliation Debate Begins

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Both chambers are in session this week.  House Republicans will now begin their push to enact a single reconciliation package that includes President Trump’s key policy priorities, including immigration enforcement, tax...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (4/21)

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Democratic state lawmakers start to move on promise to ‘be a check’ on Donald Trump - “With six weeks left in the spring legislative session, lawmakers have a range of measures before them that backers say are necessary to...more

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New Congressional Task Force on Federal Secrets Convenes First Hearing Focused on JFK Files

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Earlier this year, the GOP-controlled House of Representatives established the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, a newly created body under the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The task force,...more

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Senate Concludes Vote-a-Rama on Revised Budget Resolution

The Senate approved H.Con.Res.14 in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 5, concluding a vote-a-rama that began the night before and lasted over 5 hours. The final vote was 51-48, with Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Susan...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 34 - March 2025

Republican lawmakers left the Senate chamber on Friday like victors heading for the locker room, collecting high fives and fist bumps from lobbyists in the hallway on their way to the ice baths. They had reason to...more

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California - Not Independent Now And Most Likely Not Independent Ever

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I have seen the line "Independence now, independence forever!" attributed to Daniel Webster but I have been unable to locate the line in any of the texts cited as the source.  I have also seen a longer quotation attributed to...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of March 3: Trump Addresses Congress

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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Last week, House Republicans were able to coalesce in dramatic fashion to pass a budget resolution that creates a process to combine President Trump’s tax policy and other...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 23 - February 2025

Look out biscuits — cornbread is making a comeback in the Georgia State Capitol. After failing to fully bake in the State Senate in 2024, legislation designating cornbread as the official state bread (HB 14) returned to the...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of February 24: House Tackles Budget Resolution, Shutdown Worries Continue

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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Last week, the Senate took its first step to unlock the budget reconciliation process by adopting its budget resolution on a 52-48 vote. Senate Republicans are preparing to...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of February 18: Senate Continues Budget Work

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The Senate is in session this week, but the House is in recess. It is anticipated that the Senate may begin floor work on its budget resolution this week, culminating in a “vote-a-rama,” which is a series of votes on...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of February 10: Dueling Budget Resolutions

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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. On Friday, the Senate introduced its own budget resolution, which establishes a path for reconciliation that permits the upper chamber to sidestep its 60-vote requirement...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, February 6, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro’s Budget Balances Bipartisan Priorities - Governor Josh Shapiro's third budget proposal aims to balance bipartisan priorities, incorporating both Republican and Democratic interests while navigating the...more

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Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 2 

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The 91st General Assembly reconvened at the Capitol on Tuesday for a shortened week due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and the inauguration of President Donald Trump. However, legislators hit the ground running and...more

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