Agriculture, Finance & Banking

Capital Thinking Updates - May 16, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Alexis Early, Eugenia Edwards, Jared Fleisher, Norma Krayem, Karen Kudelko, Matthew Kulkin, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Stacy Swanson, Joseph Urso, more +Sarah Vilms, Kristin Wells, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/21/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture and Food - Budget and Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health...more

In Time of Austerity, President’s 2014 Budget Prioritizes Clean Energy Funding

by Bryan M. Stockton | Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 4/11/2013

After two months of delay, the Obama Administration released its proposed 2014 budget on April 10. The 244-page document outlines the President’s spending priorities for the coming fiscal year. The proposal calls for $1...more

Capital Thinking Update - March 4, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Jared Fleisher, Mara Giorgio, Karen Kudelko, Erin McGrain, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Stacy Swanson, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks, more +Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 3/6/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Sequestration - Specific Agency Activity - Agriculture & Food - Budget and Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment -...more

How Does the Sequester Affect Energy Programs?

by Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 3/4/2013

On Friday evening, President Obama formally notified the Office of Management and Budget to initiate the sequester, as both sides were unable and/or unwilling to reach an agreement on a plan to avert the automatic...more

Farm Service Agency Guaranteed Loans: Simple Steps to Improve Performance

by Bruce Wallace | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 2/12/2013

Associations that participate in the Farm Service Agency’s Guaranteed Loan Program understand how beneficial it can be. But, you might not recognize that through a few simple steps, you can improve your loan performance...more

Capital Thinking Update - January 28, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Jared Fleisher, Mara Giorgio, Matthew Kulkin, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/1/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care -...more

Minnesota House Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee Begins Hearings

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 1/21/2013

The first committee meetings of a new session are often simply for the purpose of making introductions of members and staff, and setting forth committee protocol. After introductions, Chair Jean Wagenius (D-Minneapolis) of...more

Capital Thinking Update - January 7, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Jared Fleisher, Matthew Kulkin, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Joseph Urso, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 1/11/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Fiscal Cliff - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care - Financial...more

Capital Thinking Update - December 24, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/3/2013

General Legislative - At the conclusion of legislative business last week, Members were advised that the House will return for legislative business “after the Christmas holiday when needed.” The Senate will...more

Education Update, No. 1, January 2013: Give Generously, Keep It Legally

by Suzanne Bogdan | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 1/3/2013

About a month ago, one of the school’s families that owns a popular restaurant and bar held a special fundraising event whereby 20% of the proceeds from every meal served were donated to the school. The school sent out email...more

Capital Thinking Update - December 17, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 12/19/2012

General Legislative On Monday, December 17, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and at 2:00 for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 pm. Legislation considered under Suspension of the Rules...more

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Now Available In Michigan

by Aaron M. Phelps | Varnum LLP on 12/18/2012

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering federal economic injury disaster loans in eight Michigan counties that had excessive rain last August....more

Capital Thinking Update - December 3, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 12/12/2012

General Legislative - On Monday, December 3, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and at 2:00 for legislative business. No votes are expected in the House. Legislation under consideration will include H.R. 5817...more

Three Weeks after President Obama's Re-Election: Insights into Executive Branch Energy Funding, Federal Policy, and White House...

by Chris Groobey, Taite McDonald | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/27/2012

Despite uncertainty heading into the 2012 election, the incumbent president secured a second term and the congressional landscape remains largely the same. For energy and clean tech, this means an almost seamless continuation...more

Capital Thinking Update - November 19, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 11/21/2012

In This Issue: - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care - International, Defense, Homeland Security - Sequestration -...more

Why Every Line of the Notice of Security Interest Should Be Completed

by Sedgwick LLP on 11/8/2012

For many out-of-staters, the first image that comes to mind when they hear "Illinois" is downtown Chicago. Chicago's one of the world's great cities, but the fact is, much of Illinois is rural. The state's 76,000 farms cover...more

USDA Doors Still Open To Cleantech After DOE Loan Firestorm

by Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 10/22/2012

Originally published in Law360, New York on October 19, 2012. The U.S. Department of Agriculture made loan guarantees to three biomass energy projects this month, a quiet reminder that after the political firestorm...more

Lobby Urges CFTC to Delay New Swap Rules

by Shipkevich PLLC on 9/20/2012

The Commodity Markets Council, a Washington-based lobbying firm that represents agricultural and energy companies, has urged the CFTC to delay Dodd-Frank regulations on swap dealers from taking effect next month....more

Capital Thinking Update - September 10, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 9/11/2012

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care -...more

Avoiding the pitfalls in an under-supplied and rising market

by Reed Smith on 9/6/2012

The commodities world is experiencing its third price spike in five years. Countries all over the globe – from India, Australia and China to the United States and parts of Europe - have suffered poor rainfall and the...more

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - July 2012

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 7/18/2012

In This Issue: - Editor's Overview - PPACA Victory Sets The Stage For New Wave of Litigation - Treatment of Deferred Compensation Arrangements as ERISA Plans…Or Not - Rulings, Filings, and Settlements of...more

This Week in Washington - July 13, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 7/18/2012

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - Budget/Sequestration. On Tuesday, Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Jeffrey Zients agreed to testify before the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on...more

Department of Defense Releases Funding Announcement for Integrated Biofuels Production Enterprise

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/12/2012

The Department of Defense recently released a long-awaited $210 million Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to support the development of commercial-scale drop-in biofuels production through the use of the Defense...more

Capital Thinking Update - June 18, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 6/22/2012

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care - International, Defense, Homeland...more

This Week in Washington - June 8, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 6/12/2012

In This Issue: DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Appropriations. Both the Senate and House were in session this week. The House continued its work on FY 2013 spending bills, completing three of them...more

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