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Brooks Pierce

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Approve Second Disaster Recovery Package

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Legislators returned to Raleigh on Thursday and unanimously passed a second Disaster Recovery bill (S 743). The bill appropriates $644 million and makes various policy changes to facilitate storm recovery. Gov. Roy Cooper is...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam: Featuring Congressman Steny Hoyer, D-MD

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Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with...more

Brooks Pierce

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Pass Budget Adjustment Bill and Override Vetoes

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Legislators returned to Raleigh this week and passed a bill that among other things, adjusts the budget law enacted in October 2023. They also voted to override four vetoes by Gov. Roy Cooper. Budget Adjustment Bill - ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Assembly Committee Revives State’s Captive Audience Meeting Ban

On August 15, 2024, the Appropriations Committee of the California State Assembly passed SB 399 by a vote of 10–3. The bill had passed the Senate in 2023 and has been with the Assembly since, waiting for action and a vote....more

Maynard Nexsen

Judicial Reform Legislation Becomes Law in the Palmetto State

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South Carolina Legislative Summary: Judicial Reform - With the South Carolina General Assembly completing the second regular session of its 125th year, the Maynard Nexsen South Carolina Government Affairs team has been...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review - July 2024

North Carolina lawmakers briefly returned to Raleigh earlier this week for an administrative session, adjourning within a few minutes. Per the General Assembly’s adjournment resolution, SJR 916: Adjournment Resolution,...more

Woods Rogers

State and Local Tax Law Changes in Effect in 2024

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The Virginia Department of Taxation released its 2024 legislative summary detailing changes, effective July 1, 2024, to Virginia’s state and local tax laws. The following discussion focuses on a few of the changes you may...more

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Majority of New Iowa Laws Effective July 1, 2024

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In Iowa, 188 bills and resolutions were passed in the 2024 session of the 90th General Assembly (the Governor vetoed one bill, HF2539 regarding open records; see the veto letter for more information). The majority of those...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Public Finance Legislative Update from the Final Session of the 113th Tennessee General Assembly

In the Final Session of the 113th General Assembly, Tennessee legislators focused particularly on public-private partnerships that aid in the creation of housing. The Bass, Berry & Sims Public Finance team tracked bills...more

Brooks Pierce

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Leave Raleigh After Passing Various Bills but Not a New Budget

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After a busy week, legislators left Raleigh on Thursday for the foreseeable future. Although they did not pass a new 2024 budget bill, they did appropriate funds for certain purposes and are authorized to return later this...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Colorado 2024 Primary Legislative Election Results Roundup

Colorado wrapped up its primary elections on Tuesday, June 25. Although voter turnout was reportedly lower for this year’s primary elections across the state, the results could still portend shifts in the trajectory of...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review - June 2024 #3

Members of the North Carolina General Assembly were busy in Raleigh this week as a variety of bills, ranging from education and healthcare policy changes to constitutional amendments, made their way through House and Senate...more

Brooks Pierce

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Both Houses Consider Budget Bills

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The House and the Senate considered significantly different budget bills this week and legislators discussed bills on a variety of other topics....more

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The State Budget Showdown: House and Senate Budget Proposals Compared

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During the 2023 Long Session, the General Assembly enacted a two-year budget to carry the state through June 30, 2025. While that budget remains in place, it is standard practice for the General Assembly to enact a budget...more

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North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review - June 2024 #2

Budget negotiations between the two Republican-controlled chambers took a few steps back this week as both chamber’s leadership has been unable to reach an agreement on a new spending plan. Without an agreement in sight,...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislature Continues Work

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While legislators continue to discuss a new state budget bill, the North Carolina General Assembly this week considered bills on a variety of topics. Budget Work- Legislators are working on a budget bill for FY 25,...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review - June 2024

Activity at the North Carolina General Assembly ramped back up this week with a packed committee meeting schedule and both the House and Senate chambers holding voting sessions. While budget negotiations continue behind the...more

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Virginia’s 2024 Legislative Session Sees Few Employment Bills Passed and Record Vetoes

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The 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly has come to a close, and as with its 2023 session, which saw relatively little action with regard to employment legislation, there were relatively few employment-related bills...more

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2024 Virginia Legislative Updates for Common Interest Communities

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The Virginia General Assembly approved a number of bills during its 2024 legislative session. Some of the bills impact, directly or indirectly, common interest communities. The Governor of Virginia signed the following bills...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review - May 2024 #5

This week turned out to be a quiet week around the North Carolina General Assembly as almost all legislative business was canceled by Tuesday afternoon. In large part, the clearing of the legislative calendar this week was...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review - May 2024 #4

Members of the North Carolina General Assembly were back in Raleigh for another full week of committee meetings and floor voting sessions. House and Senate appropriations chairs continued to meet behind the scenes throughout...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review - May 2024 #3

While members of the North Carolina General Assembly were back in Raleigh for another busy week of committee meetings and floor voting sessions, North Carolina voters headed to the pools on Tuesday, May 14, to cast their...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Georgia 2024 Legislative Update: Around the Capitol in 80 Days

The Georgia General Assembly has 40 days to pass bills, and following that, the governor has 40 days to decide if they will become law. That process ended May 7, 2024, and Gov. Brian Kemp chose to veto 12 bills and signed the...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Virginia 2024 Legislative Update: ‘Peace in the Valley’ Budget Signed

On May 11, 2024, the Virginia General Assembly and Gov. Glenn Youngkin released their long-awaited compromise budget conference report. After months of tumultuous back and forth, sparing commentary, and press tours, the two...more

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The Art of Compromise: Colorado’s 2024 Legislative Session Ends with Major Wins

Entering the second regular session of Colorado’s 74th General Assembly, most Capitol observers were expecting more of the same—the same being the acrimony, contentiousness and rancor that characterized the end of the 2023...more

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