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Utah House Leadership Update

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Recently, former House Majority Leader Jefferson Moss (R-Saratoga Springs) resigned from his seat in the legislature and position in leadership to take a spot in Governor Cox’s cabinet as Executive Director of the Governor’s...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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Is Your Business Ready for The CHOICE Act?

What is the CHOICE Act?          On April 24, 2025, Florida state lawmakers passed the Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth Act or CHOICE Act. The CHOICE Act is a law reforming...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

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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TEFRA Approvals: Considerations for Officeholders When Approving Private Activity Bonds

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New officeholders often ask us to clarify their responsibilities when it comes to public approval of bonds and the consequences for states and their political subdivisions when they approve bonds as tax-exempt. What follows...more

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The 114th General Assembly Adjourns First Regular Session: An Overview

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The first regular session of the 114th General Assembly began on January 14, 2025. The next day, Governor Bill Lee announced an extraordinary or "special" legislative session to address educational scholarship program...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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

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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Iowa 2025 Legislative Session Week 9

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The Iowa Legislature returned after the first funnel deadline in Week 8 and the pace shifted as the Iowa House and Senate spent more time on floor debate and attention shifted to Ways and Means and Appropriations bills and...more

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NY AG Appoints Comms. Director; PA Senate to Vote on Consumer Advocate

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New York AG Letitia James has appointed Geoff Burgan as communications director. He previously served in the U.S. Department of Commerce as the communications director for the CHIPS for America program....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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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, March 13, 2025

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Extra Funding for Hundreds of PA School Districts in Question- Top Republican lawmakers are skeptical about Governor Josh Shapiro’s proposal to allocate an additional $494 million to underfunded Pennsylvania school...more

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Texas Legislative Update: Proposed Reforms to Chapters 303, 392 and 394

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As the March 14, 2025, bill filing deadline approaches in the Texas Legislature, several legislative initiatives have been introduced to reform Chapter 392 and Chapter 394 of the Texas Local Government Code, which govern...more

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Legislative Top 5 - March 2025

February Forecast Shows Worsening Budget Outlook - Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) delivered the delayed February budget and economic forecast yesterday. While MMB projects a $456 million surplus for the FY 2026-27...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: February 2025 # 4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on Wisconsin, where the governor supports legalization. We have some news on DEA rescheduling....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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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (2/18)

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“Gov. JB Pritzker will present his seventh budget proposal Wednesday as the state faces a projected $3.2 billion revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2026, which begins July 1. Federal pandemic aid has all been allocated and 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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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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114th General Assembly Convenes

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On Tuesday, January 14, Tennessee’s 99 Representatives and 33 Senators gaveled into session for the first official day of business as the state’s 114th General Assembly. Among the first tasks were electing the top leadership...more

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Virginia Viewpoint: Late Out of the Gate

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The 2025 General Assembly commenced its legislative business this week following an unexpected delay due to widespread water outages that impacted the city of Richmond last week. With only 46 days in this "short" session — as...more

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Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 2 - January 2025

Business and community leaders from across the state made their annual pilgrimage to Atlanta on Tuesday morning for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs & Issues breakfast at the Georgia World Congress Center. Although the...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (1/13)

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“Lawmakers in Springfield approved a measure that aims to protect warehouse workers whose workdays center on hitting quotas… Lawmakers also approved a bill aimed at protecting nursing home residents from retaliation if they...more

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A Preview of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly: First Session

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The first regular session of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly will convene on Tuesday, January 14 at noon. Members will return fresh off an election cycle that yielded a few new members but no net change in the Republican...more

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