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Colorado August Special Session Will Address Colorado AI Act

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Key point: Colorado lawmakers will have another opportunity to amend the Colorado AI Act. ...more

Cozen O'Connor

Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, July 31, 2025

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PA State Budget a Month Past-due, SEPTA Service Cuts Weeks Away -Democratic state legislators expressed frustration that a budget bill with funding for mass transit has yet to pass. With SEPTA anticipated to start...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, July 17, 2025

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PA Budget Bill Passes in House, Stalls in Senate - On Monday, the Democratic-led state House voted to forward their state budget bill to the Senate, where GOP leadership is skeptical of full passage. While the House’s...more

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Federal AI Moratorium Dies on the Vine as Senate Passes the “One Big Beautiful Bill”

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On July 1, 2025, in a near-unanimous, 99-1 vote, the U.S. Senate stripped the AI moratorium provisions originally included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act." The AI moratorium, which we previously covered here, would have...more

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A Lid on the Canna Worms? Congress Formally Pursues Prohibition of Intoxicating Hemp

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When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, signed into law by President Trump in December 2018, the legislation aimed to support rural economies, promote the production of hemp-based materials such as fiber and grain, and open...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, June 5, 2025

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GOP Lawmakers, Urging Fiscal Restraint, Push for $47.9B Budget - At a conference hosted by Pennsylvanian Republican legislators and Americans for Prosperity Pennsylvania, the GOP hardliners accused Governor Josh Shapiro (D)...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, May 5, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Fights to Restore Funding for PA Farmers, Food Banks - Governor Josh Shapiro (D) is challenging the Trump administration’s cancellation of a program that funds Pennsylvania farmers supplying food banks, arguing...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (4/30)

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State legislators oppose Chicago mayor’s desire for more taxpayer dollars - “A number of Illinois legislators are making it clear that they oppose spending more state taxpayer dollars on Chicago unless city officials...more

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Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 10

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This week marks the halfway point between the first and second funnels of the 2025 Iowa Legislative session. Both the House and Senate advanced legislation ahead of that second funnel deadline, including several controversial...more

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Joint Effort: Why a New Crop of House Members, a New Speaker, and Continued Bipartisan Support Could Finally Light the Way for...

In November 2023, we pondered whether 2024 might be “the year” for medical marijuana legalization in North Carolina. Well, it wasn’t. Why, you ask? How can a state whose population has expressed overwhelming bipartisan...more

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Cozen Currents: The Regulatory State(s)

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“With the Trump administration’s aggressive plans for a rollback of federal regulation, blue states are already looking to fill the void, demonstrating that nature abhors a vacuum in the political realm as well.” — Howard...more

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Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 6

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Week 6 of the 2025 Iowa Legislative Session has come and gone. Inside the Capitol, it was bustling with members of the public protesting and testifying in subcommittee while the outside world experienced sub-zero...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, February 13, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Sues Trump Admin. Over $2B Federal Funding Freeze -Governor Josh Shapiro has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for allegedly withholding over $2 billion in federal funds from Pennsylvania, despite...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (2/5)

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Illinois House Republicans demand Pritzker cut migrant services - “Illinois House Republicans want to cut migrant services as a way to handle the budget deficit facing Illinois. The state is looking at a $3.2 billion budget...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

High Stakes and Political Blazes: Top 10 Cannabis Trends of 2024

2024 was a banner year for cannabis lawmakers and business operators. From Kamala Harris advocating for marijuana reforms to California’s clash of titans between hemp and marijuana markets, there was no shortage of drama in...more

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Pennsylvania Joining the United States in Proposing a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve: Implications for the Energy Industry

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On November 19, Pennsylvania Representative Mike Cabell (R-117) introduced legislation to form the Pennsylvania Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, aiming to diversify the state’s financial holdings by allocating up to 10% of its...more

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Local, State, And Federal Election Implications In California

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In California, the sequel to a new Trump presidency will have significant implications on how its leaders – from Gov. Gavin Newsom to the legislature to the locals – will govern its constituents. Since last week’s election,...more

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Road to the Elections: Races to Watch

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Holland & Knight's Public Policy & Regulation Group has laid out the races to watch for the Senate, House and governors sorted in order of poll closing time. Here is what you should keep an eye on...more

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