Welcome to our seventh issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In this edition, we address a range of construction issues from potential impacts to OSHA’s authority and issues...more
Good Afternoon! This is Akin’s biweekly policy newsletter on space policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major space headlines and forthcoming space-related events and hearings...more
CHICAGO — Ordinance Requiring City Data Be Stored in U.S. Held in Committee- The Chicago City Council Committee on Economic, Capital & Technology Development held an ordinance requiring city data to “be processed, stored,...more
Mayor Adams announced that the next round of agency budget cuts, which was expected for April, has been cancelled. Adams originally announced three rounds of budget cuts planned for November 2023, January 2024, and April...more
Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled his January budget proposal, which authorizes $291.5 billion in spending, significantly less than the $310.9 billion budget plan enacted just six months ago. To balance the proposed...more
BALTIMORE — New UpSurge CEO Bets on Baltimore, Tech Tech- entrepreneur Kory Bailey — who was recently named CEO of UpSurge, a nonprofit, professional ecosystem-building organization — spoke about his efforts to build a...more
The Cozen Lens- •Republicans have been talking a big game about repealing the Inflation Reduction Act in its entirety but actually going through with it will be more difficult. •Non-defense spending is poised to be hit...more
Mayor Adams has ordered a 20% decrease in spending on asylum seekers. This follows his announcement of citywide budget cuts in the November Plan, and the City is budgeted to spend over $6B on asylum seeker costs in the next...more
Mayor Releases November Plan with $314M in Cuts- Last Thursday, Mayor Adams released the City’s November 2023 Financial Plan Update (the Plan). The Plan contains total funding of $110.5 billion for Fiscal Year 2024, which...more
We are excited to announce the launch of Akin's Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update, our newsletter focused on global space policy. Each issue explores the emerging trends and regulations in space law and policy, and what...more
A group of 11 Democratic AGs wrote a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to protect the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) from budget cuts. In the letter, the AGs argue that cuts to IRA funding could harm programs that...more
After years of record budget surpluses, California now faces a projected $22.5 billion budget deficit, Governor Gavin Newsom announced last week. As part of a required adjustment in state spending, Newsom proposed cutting...more
Since March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have been forced, by local, state, and federal orders, and/or economic circumstances, to alter, reduce, or cease operations. As the business landscape...more
If the pandemic is forcing cuts on your campus, do you know how to do so responsibly? Is it time to declare financial exigency? What can you cut without affecting accreditation – and how? How much should you count on that...more
In a recent order, Justice Andrea Masley assigned a special discovery master to supervise discovery in Hindlin v. Prescriptions Songs LLC, et al., a “complex commercial action” with a “multitude of discovery issues[.]”...more
Join several Bricker attorneys as they discuss how to prepare facilities according to state and CDC safety recommendations, the use of athletic facilities over the summer and facility maintenance challenges due to budget...more
With state budget cuts and looming property and income tax collection concerns, school districts need to check their financial tool box and be prepared to evaluate options quickly. Join several Bricker attorneys for a...more
The Trump Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2021 proposes $4.829 trillion in outlays and is purported to balance the budget within fifteen years. COVID-19, which arrived in the United States after the...more
On May 5, 2020, Governor DeWine announced a reduction of $775 million in General Revenue Fund (GRF) expenditures for the remainder of the 2020 fiscal year. Tax receipts were lagging due to declining economic activity caused...more
A year ago, we blogged about the Senate-proposed Natural Resources Management Act (NRMA) which sought to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The proposed NRMA was developed largely due to the...more
On February 10, 2020, the White House unveiled its proposed budget (the Budget) for FY 2021, which would decrease funding for HHS by 10 percent. Medicare and Medicaid would bear the brunt of these cuts. For both programs...more
With apologies to Lefty Frizell, that is a terrible suggestion on how to fund environmental programs. But, we need to figure something out. As environmental lawyers, we spend a lot of effort discussing the substantive and...more
On July 31, 2019, Governor Charlie Baker signed a $43.3 billion fiscal year 2020 budget (“General Appropriations Act”). Originating from the Conference Committee’s budget, the General Appropriations Act accounts for any...more
The year is 2010. Toy Story 3 tops the box office, the New Orleans Saints are Super Bowl Champions, and President Obama signs into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. That same year, the Internal Revenue...more
Tax Extenders - Since our last Washington update, Senators Grassley (R-IA) and Wyden (D-OR), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, respectively, have introduced the Tax Extender and Disaster...more