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Your Legislature has adjourned after enacting significant bills affecting the energy industry. To sum it up, the industry has friends in high places whenever the Lege is in session (Alternative energy was in jeopardy for a...more
Ohio Governor DeWine recently signed Substitute House Bill 15 (HB 15) which will become the law effective August 14, 2025. HB 15 contains many reforms related to public utilities including: (1) tax changes favorable to select...more
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Last week, on Jan. 15, Gov. Wes Moore introduced to the Maryland General Assembly his fiscal year 2026 budget package. This $67.3 billion proposal, aiming to close the state’s nearly $3 billion budget gap, places a strong...more
On Jan. 16, 2025, Gov. Brian Kemp delivered his 2025 State of the State address to the Georgia General Assembly, highlighting resilience and progress while outlining an agenda to strengthen Georgia’s economy and quality of...more
Motor carriers and private fleet operators need to weigh several critical factors when deciding where to register and plate their motor vehicles and equipment (trailers, flatbeds, tanker units, etc.). Selecting the right...more
Constitutional limitations to raising revenue are becoming increasingly relevant for water and other governmental agencies as well as their customers and landowners in response to aging infrastructure, climate change and...more
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In November 2021, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Reimagining Electric Vehicles Act (the “REV Act”), which, together with the recently enacted Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, further incentivizes the production and...more
Former Congressman Mike Ferguson, leader of BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, and former Congressman Heath Shuler, a Senior Advisor on the Federal Policy team host bipartisan leaders from the House and Senate to discuss...more
According to Justice Learned Hand, “Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to...more
As you may know, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), enacting broad reforms to the Internal Revenue Code. How your state implements these reforms may have an impact on project recruitment and...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Recess Week. Both the House and Senate are in recess this week. Opioid Legislation. Majority Leader McCarthy has said that the House is planning to consider its expansive...more
Indiana lawmakers concluded their 2018 short legislative session a little after midnight on March 14, having completed most of their legislative agenda and a lot of important work. Despite the productive session, Governor...more
Last week, the House of Representatives Republican majority announced their budget targets for the 2018 legislative session. In February the Minnesota Management and Budget projected the state to have a $329 million surplus. ...more
The Office of the State Comptroller has issued its annual report on local governments from 2016. The report shows...more
On 26 October, Hogan Lovells hosted its inaugural Sovereign Investor Conference where investment professionals as well as deal and regulatory lawyers discussed the key issues facing government-sponsored investors. Topics they...more
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Bolstered by a substantial budget surplus in the prior fiscal year and an anticipated surplus this fiscal year, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam proposed on January 18 a comprehensive and strategic plan not only to assist in...more
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Until recently, California’s state-level economic development cupboard was looking a little bare — its 400 redevelopment agencies were dissolved in February 2012, property tax increment financing has been discontinued and...more