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Colorado Braces for Medicaid Changes

With the signature of President Trump’s marquee domestic policy bill—H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the federal approach to the Medicaid program is poised to change significantly. How Colorado’s political leaders treat...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (7/2)

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Gov. JB Pritzker taps Christian Mitchell as lieutenant governor pick in campaign for third term - “Christian Mitchell, a former South Side state representative and deputy governor-turned-University of Chicago executive,...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, June 30, 2025

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Legislators to Miss Budget Deadline Again Amid $5.5B Gap, Policy Disputes -For the fourth consecutive year, Pennsylvania lawmakers have missed the June 30 budget deadline as negotiations stall over how to close a projected...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, June 23, 2025

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Budget Talks Intensify as Lawmakers Debate Tax Reform, Transit Funding, Marijuana Legalization - As Pennsylvania’s June 30 budget deadline approaches, the future of several of Governor Josh Shapiro’s (D) proposals—including...more

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Destabilizing Federal Medicaid Proposals Dangle Like Damocles’s Sword Over New York’s Health Care System

New York State’s FY '26 budget is balancing precariously on a banana peel. Although Governor Hochul finally approved the budget in May after a weekslong standoff with the legislature, the budget rests on assumptions that...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: House Passes Budget and New Helene Recovery Bill, Senate Confirms DIT Secretary

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House Passes Budget Bill - The NC House on Thursday passed the biennial budget bill (S 257) by a vote of 86 to 20. The vote was bipartisan with 25 Democrats joining 61 Republicans in supporting the bill. This action...more

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Legislative Top 5 - May 2026 #3

Governor and Legislative Leaders Agree to Budget Targets - On Thursday of this week, the Governor and legislative leaders announced that they had reached agreement on budget targets, a copy of which can be found...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (5/14)

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Pritzker budget team slashes state's revenue forecast by $536 million - “The governor’s budget office now expects about $500 million less in revenue for the coming fiscal year, which will make it more challenging for the...more

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New York Budget Omits Changes to State's "Disclosure of Material Transactions" Law

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In a prior blog post, we summarized proposed legislation included in New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's state fiscal year (FY) 2025-2026 budget that would have subjected "material transactions" to additional disclosure and...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, May 8, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Proposes Doubling Agricultural Innovation Grant Funding -Governor Josh Shapiro (D) is proposing increasing Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Innovation Grant program funding to $23 million to support new technologies...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Senate Approves Budget Bill and Confirms Two More Secretaries

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Senate Budget bill - The North Carolina Senate on Thursday approved its version of the 2025 Appropriations Act by a vote of 30 to 15. Four Democrats joined twenty-six Republicans in supporting the bill. Fourteen Democrats...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 39 - April 2025

Strike up the band! The penultimate day of the 2025 Legislative Session has come! Legislative Day 39 continues as this Gold Dome Report goes online, and Sine Die Eve has already proven to be a spectacle. From a marching band...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 37 - March 2025

As the end of the 2025 Legislative Session draws near, those who still harbor hope for the legislative process look ahead to next year — with study committees. Everyone’s favorite way to see lawmakers and lobbyists in...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 36 - March 2025

Unusually heavy traffic that stalled commutes to the Georgia State Capitol for many on Thursday morning may prove to be symbolic of the waning days of the 2025 Legislative Session. With many bills and resolutions still...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, March 27, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Fights USDA Funding Cuts for PA Farmers, Food Banks -Governor Josh Shapiro is challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to cancel $13 million in funding for Pennsylvania farmers who supply...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 29 - March 2025

While many lawmakers and lobbyists crawled into the Georgia State Capitol on Monday after the double-whammy of Crossover Day and the return of Daylight Savings Time (to Senator Ben Watson’s chagrin), a few select legislators...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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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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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 5 - January 2025

As the world reacted to the shove heard round the world, the General Assembly kept a low profile on Friday. Convening an hour earlier than the Senate, the House gaveled in and out before senators even made it to their desks....more

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What to Know About the Maryland 2025 Legislative Session

As Maryland’s 477th legislative session quickly approaches, and with a $2.9 billion budget shortfall looming, lawmakers will have to make tough decisions to address the state’s largest budget shortfall since the Great...more

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Legislative Top 5 - March 2024 #3

Where is the Governor’s Supplemental Budget? With legislators racing toward the first and second bill deadline on March 22, the Walz Administration spent the week behind closed doors putting the finishing touches on its...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: What Businesses Need to Know About the 2023 North Carolina Legislative Session

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The North Carolina General Assembly left Raleigh on October 25 after enacting a biennial two-year budget and acting on bills on a variety of topics. Legislators are scheduled to return for next year’s session starting April...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Budget Bill to Become Law, Legislators Consider Other Bills

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After weeks of negotiations, legislators on Friday passed the budget bill and sent it to Gov. Roy Cooper, who indicated he will let it become law without his signature. In addition, members this week acted on bills on a...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Senate Starts Budget Work, Numerous Bills Considered

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Senators began working on the budget bill this week and members considered bills on many topics. Given the approach of the May 4 crossover deadline (the date by which policy bills must pass one chamber to remain eligible),...more

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Budget Delay Puts Cloud Over Governor Hochul’s Heathcare M&A Regulatory Review

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As discussed in our March 22, 2023 post, Governor Hochul’s proposed budget contained a bill that, if passed, would be transformative for certain healthcare transactions. Hochul’s proposal was dropped from both one-house...more

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