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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, August 11, 2025

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PA House Advances Transit Funding Amid Budget Stalemate - The Pennsylvania House advanced a transit funding proposal as agencies across the state face potential service reductions. Although the bill reflects both Democratic...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, August 4, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Urges Compromise as Budget Talks Stall - Governor Josh Shapiro (D) says progress is slow but ongoing in Pennsylvania’s overdue budget negotiations, with mass transit funding and school choice among key sticking...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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Minnesota Legislature 2025 Recap

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After decisive victories by Republicans at both the state and federal level in the 2024 general election, political prognosticators and pundits alike in Minnesota declared universally that the 2025 Minnesota legislature would...more

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New York Note: NYS Legislative Session Concludes 2025

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The 2025 New York State legislative session has concluded. For the 2025-2026 session, all bills not passed this year will remain live, and session is scheduled to begin again in January. We anticipate that the Governor will...more

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Senate Bill 607 and Potential Sweeping Changes to CEQA

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This year, over fifty bills were introduced in the Legislature that directly addressed a CEQA issue. Many died in committee, or failed to make it out of their respective houses. The vast majority of those that advanced sought...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, June 9, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Launches “Deliberative Polling” to Foster Bipartisan Dialogue -Governor Josh Shapiro (D) launched a three-day deliberative polling event in Philadelphia aimed at encouraging informed, cross-partisan discussions...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (6/2)

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Illinois Democrats pass budget in final minutes with sports betting tax hike- “Illinois lawmakers approved a $55.2 billion state budget package minutes ahead of a key constitutional deadline Saturday night, relying on tax...more

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Senator Wiener and Assembly Member Wicks Applaud Governor Newsom’s Support of Their CEQA Reform Bills

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On May 14, 2025, Senator Scott Wiener issued a press release stating that, on that morning, “Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he supports the strongest ever reforms of [CEQA],” referring to Newsom’s proposal to include in...more

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Virginia Viewpoint: From Surplus to Safety Net

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On May 2, the Governor signed the state budget that will fund the remainder of the biennium through June 30, 2026. This marks the first time in eight years the legislature completed its work without requiring a special...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, May 1, 2025

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Dems Propose “Transit For All PA” Funding Package- Democratic state lawmakers have introduced the “Transit For All PA” Funding Package to provide dedicated funding for public transit systems in order to prevent service cuts...more

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Legislative Top 5 - February 2025 #3

Busy Week at the Capitol - After a turbulent January and early February, activities at the Legislature returned to normal this past week. The halls of the Capitol were filled with people from all over Minnesota as numerous...more

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Iowa General Assembly – Legislative Session Week 1

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The 91st General Assembly gaveled in last week to begin the 2025 Iowa legislative session. The Republican Party returned to the Capitol with an even stronger hold on the legislature after the 2024 election, increasing their...more

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First Day of the 2025 Iowa Legislative Session

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The Iowa Legislature gaveled in yesterday, Monday, January 13, for the first day of session. All returning and newly elected House and Senate members convened at the Capitol for the first year of the 91st General Assembly....more

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NYS Legislative Session Concludes

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The 2024 New York State legislative session has concluded. The end of the session was largely overshadowed by Governor Hochul’s directive to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to halt the implementation of congestion...more

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New York State Legislature Passes FY 2025 Budget, Including Significant Action on Housing

On April 20, 2024, after months of negotiations, the New York State Legislature enacted the state’s 2024-2025 Budget (Budget). The Budget represents the most significant state action on housing in several budget cycles and...more

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New York Note – One-House Budgets, NYS Human Rights

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Last Tuesday, the New York State Assembly and Senate released their one-house budgets, outlining their priorities for the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget. Both houses proposed raising taxes for high individual earners and the...more

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NYS FY25 Budget Alert: Assembly and Senate Release One-House Budgets

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On March 12, 2024, the New York State Assembly and Senate released their one-house budgets, indicating their priorities for the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget. Both houses proposed raising taxes for high earners, increasing...more

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Iowa 2021 Legislative Report – End of Session Summary

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Two and a half weeks beyond the 110th calendar day of the session, the 2021 session of the 89th General Assembly of Iowa adjourned sine die just before midnight on Wednesday, May 19.  Originally slated to end April 30,...more

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Iowa 2021 Legislative Update - Week 16

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Today marks the 110th day of the legislative session. The last scheduled week of session has ended and we are now into extra innings....more

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Minnesota Legislative Update: Governor Releases $2 Billion Capital Investment Proposal

During a series of press events over the last week, Governor Tim Walz (DFL) released his $2.028 billion capital budget proposal. Dubbed the “Local Jobs and Project Plan,” the Governor’s proposal prioritized affordable...more

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