Election & Politics Law – May 23, 2012

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 4/25/2012

Late last month, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved the Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act (the “Act”) which would create a new process for disposing of the U.S. government’s 14,000 excess...more

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 4/2/2012

While everyone waits for Florida Governor Rick Scott to sign HB503 into law, and it's expected that Scott will do so - no veto here - Florida real estate developers and those who work with land development are becoming more...more

by Monty Jivraj on 3/9/2012

Tribunal Judgement could see drop in legal costs. ...more

by Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C. on 1/18/2012

Welcome to the Davis Brown Government Relations Report! Tom Stanberry and Jessica Harder are governmental relations attorneys who lobby at the Iowa State Capitol for their clients every day during the legislative session....more

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 1/2/2012

Right now, the Florida Legislature is on holiday break but soon it will be back in session up in Tallahassee working on one of the biggest jobs to be undertaken: finalizing the casino bill legislation to allow limited and...more

by Miller Starr Regalia on 11/25/2011

Like the Sherlock Holmes story featuring the “dog that didn’t bark,” sometimes proposed legislation that doesn’t pass can nonetheless provide fundamental insights. A case in point: Senate Bill 469 (Vargas), the Small &...more

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/11/2011

One of this year’s most controversial bills was vetoed by Governor Brown in the final minutes of October 9, 2011, his last day to act on the bill. SB 469 (Vargas), the Small & Neighborhood Business Protection Act, would have...more

by Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 7/19/2011

On July 15, 2011, Governor Brown signed into law AB 208, a bill that offers a further extension of certain subdivision maps. The bill was originally sponsored by the California Building Industry Association in order to...more