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Solicitors General Insights: The Tale of Two Washingtons — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
The Capital Ratio Podcast | Entering the US Banking Market
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 3 – Control Activities
Solicitors General Insights: The Legal Frontlines in Iowa and Indiana — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Cannabis Law Now Podcast - Cannabis in the Show Me State: An Interview with BeLeaf Medical's Mitch Meyers
2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 54 – The FCPA is Back On Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Board Oversight on Internal Controls
Healthcare Enterprise Risk Management
Understanding MALPB Charters: A Collaborative Approach to Banking Innovation — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
State AGs Unite: New Privacy Task Force Signals Shift in Regulatory Power Dynamics — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
The fatal flaws in the 2023 CRA rule
Evolving AI Legislation: Federal Policies, Task Forces, and Proposed Laws — The Good Bot Podcast
State AGs Unite: New Privacy Task Force Signals Shift in Regulatory Power Dynamics — The Consumer Finance Podcast
From Cell Phones to Tractors: The Right to Repair Movement Drives On — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
AI Legislation: The Statewide Spotlight - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
AI Legislation: The Statewide Spotlight — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Solicitors General Insights: A Deep Dive With Mississippi and Tennessee Solicitors General — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Leadership and Innovation at the Illinois AG's Office — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
On July 15, the FDIC Board withdrew a proposed rule concerning the oversight of parent companies of industrial banks and industrial loan companies. The withdrawal means the FDIC no longer intends to issue a final rule on...more
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins’ announcement at a Western Governors Association meeting in June 2025 to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, commonly known as the Roadless Rule, is...more
On July 8, 2025, the Federal Register published a summary of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Public Notice seeking to refresh the record in the National Television Multiple Ownership Rule proceeding,...more
The past six months at the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health have seen a fluctuating workforce size, a slew of new executive...more
On June 26, 2025, FERC upheld PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (“PJM”) proposal to revise its Capacity Performance Quantifiable Risk (“CPQR”) Offer Cap. Several public interest organizations and PJM’s Independent Market Monitor...more
On June 20, 2025, FERC approved Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s (SPP) revisions to its Western Energy Imbalance Service (WEIS) tariff to allow a participating balancing authority to initiate a market hold due to reliability...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is overhauling its approach to post-market oversight of food chemicals, marked by the proposed rollout of a new Post-Market Assessment Prioritization Tool. The FDA first announced...more
Last month, I blogged that the PCAOB may be absorbed by the SEC under the budget reconciliation bill that is making its way towards the finish line. In that blog, I indicated that the only thing that might stop the merger of...more
A Portaria Senatran nº 442/2025, publicada em 12 de junho de 2025, estabelece os procedimentos obrigatórios para homologação e interoperabilidade de sistemas de livre passagem (free flow) em rodovias de todo o território...more
On June 18, the CFPB published a final rule in the Federal Register rescinding a previous rule that specified how the agency issues rules and when those rules are considered issued. Effective June 18, the final rule rescinds...more
On Thursday, June 5, David Keeling, President Trump’s nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor (OSHA), appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (the “HELP Committee”). After...more
CDRH and CBER Release Final Guidance for the Q-Submission Program and Draft Guidance for PreSTAR - On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and Center...more
As new Chair Paul Atkins begins to make his mark on the Securities and Exchange Commission, the news cycle has been heavily focused on crypto regulation. The SEC, however, is more than just a crypto regulator....more
As commissioners continue to depart, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) may soon find itself in an unprecedented situation - operating with only one sitting commissioner. While the Commission has...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
The US Food and Drug Administration recently announced a major initiative to strengthen oversight of food additives and other food-related chemicals. The agency described this as a “stronger, more systematic review process”...more
On May 14, the CFPB issued a proposed rule to rescind recent amendments to its nonbank supervisory program. The amendments were designed to expand and formalize the Bureau’s process for subjecting nonbank covered persons to...more
On Thursday, May 15, the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety held a hearing titled, “Pipeline Safety Reauthorization: Ensuring the Safe and Efficient...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced plans to update its post-market food chemical review program. In its announcement, FDA explained that its forthcoming plans will take a proactive approach to...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 May 15, the CFPB published a Federal Register notice withdrawing its proposed rule on Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V). The Bureau decided that this rulemaking was not necessary at...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on May 15, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly available...more
The CFPB will not make enforcement of its Buy Now, Pay Later rule a priority, according to a recent statement....more
As Texas strengthens its position as a national leader in economic and business growth, Senate Bill 14 (SB 14)—signed into law on April 23, 2025, and effective September 1—marks a significant shift in the state’s regulatory...more
As referenced in last month’s publication, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (Army) will be hosting numerous separate listening sessions with key stakeholders starting next...more