Following historic levels of inflation in 2022, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced a major increase to contribution limits for 2023-2024 — the largest in nearly two decades.
Most of the changes impact...more
On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) was signed into law and established the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, which together make up the Coronavirus State...more
The House and Senate have passed the latest round of emergency stimulus measures to address the COVID-19 crisis – a $484 billion package geared toward helping small businesses and hospitals negatively affected by the virus....more
Over the weekend, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued updated guidance expounding on its classification of workers who are essential to the nation’s critical infrastructure viability during the...more
As the coronavirus pandemic’s devastating impacts continue to evolve, governments at all levels (local, state and federal) are taking various measures to respond to the virus outbreak. Several governors and mayors have issued...more
The third stimulus effort responding to the COVID-19 pandemic – the CARES Act – has been signed by President Trump and is now law. The $2 trillion stimulus legislation provides much-needed emergency aid to businesses and...more
3/27/2020
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Retirement Plan ,
Small Business Loans ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Unemployment Benefits
As our nation continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, governments at all levels (local, state and federal) are responding and attempting to help flatten the curve. Some governors and mayors are shutting down...more
The First Amendment broadly protects political speech, and every citizen has a fundamental right to participate in the political process, including making contributions to political candidates and political organizations....more
January 17th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it is seeking “evidence to ensure the Bureau is fulfilling its proper and appropriate functions to best protect consumers.” The CFPB is expected to...more
The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” has passed both chambers of Congress and is expected to be signed by President Trump soon. Details of the final agreement among House and Senate Republicans include rate cuts for “C” corporations,...more
12/21/2017
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Tax Reform ,
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Interacting with public officials and public employees is necessary for many businesses and nonprofit organizations. No one should be discouraged from engaging public officials and public employees on public policy. In fact,...more
On Friday, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order targeting federal regulations. This new executive action, which is designed to enact the White House’s regulatory reform agenda, requires the heads of each...more
Last week, the Alabama Ethics Commission (the “Commission”) held its first of six scheduled meetings for the year. At the meeting, the Commission issued a new opinion addressing charitable solicitations and amended a...more
As reported last week in Bradley’s Governmental Affairs alert in A Sign of Things to Come? Trump’s Regulatory Freeze and Other Early Actions, the Trump administration took immediate action with regard to the Affordable Care...more
2/3/2017
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Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration
In one of his first official actions, newly elected President Donald Trump tapped Ajit Pai as the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), replacing outgoing chairman Tom Wheeler. Pai is a sharp critic of...more
Behind the pomp and circumstance of Friday’s inauguration, President Donald J. Trump and his administration set their sights on deploying a new guard of regulatory and economic policies focused on reducing burdensome...more
1/24/2017
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hazardous Substances ,
International Entrepreneur Rule ,
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Oil & Gas ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Pesticides ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Safety Inspections ,
Startups ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
USDA ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Safety
The Alabama Ethics Commission (the “Commission”) held a regularly scheduled meeting on October 5, 2016. At the meeting, the Commission formally extended the comment period for two significant advisory opinions affecting...more
10/10/2016
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Campaign Finance Reform ,
Charitable Donations ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Gifts ,
Ethics ,
Lobbyists ,
Public Entities ,
Solicitation ,
State and Local Government
Last week, in McDonnell v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the bribery convictions of Bob McDonnell, the former governor of Virginia. In doing so, the unanimous Court rejected prosecutors’ expansive...more
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director, Richard Corday, appointed David Silberman as the new Acting Deputy Director of the CFPB. Silberman will replace Meredith Fuchs, who previously served as...more
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on Wednesday, July 15, 2015....more
On May 12, 2015, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the text of draft legislation intended to reform the regulatory framework...more
5/25/2015
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RESPA ,
Safe Harbors ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
As expected, House Ways and Means Committee Chair Dave Camp (R-Mich.) released his long-awaited tax reform discussion draft on Wednesday, February 26, in which he seeks to lower the individual and corporate tax rates as well...more