Tax Law, Education Law, Energy & Utilities Law

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 5-17-13

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/17/2013

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Governor’s Fourth and Fifth Vetoes of the Session Sustained - Last week,...more

Sequestration: Federal Subsidy Payments for BABS and Other Direct-Pay Subsidy Bonds will be Reduced 8.7%

by Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 3/14/2013

Pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, on March 1, 2013, the President issued the sequestration order which requires automatic spending cuts ("sequestration") as the result of Congress' failure to...more

Effect of Sequestration on Direct-Pay Bonds

by King & Spalding on 3/8/2013

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allowed, for a limited period of time, the issuance of taxable state or local bonds for which the U.S. Treasury Department pays the issuer a specified percentage of interest...more

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 4: Multiple Bills Passed and On the Way to Governor Bentley's Desk

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 3/5/2013

On the afternoon of February 28, the House of Representatives and Senate sent differing versions of the Local Control School Flexibility Bill to conference committee. A few hours later, the conference committee reported a...more

Capital Thinking Update - February 25, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Matthew Kulkin, Erin McGrain, John Sharp, Amy Budner Smith, Stacy Swanson, Scott Thompson, Dana Weeks | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/27/2013

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

Government Relations Report - Week 6 Wrap-up: Property Tax, Education Reform, Red Light Cameras, Water Issues and Home Rule

by Katherine Carlucci, Thomas Stanberry | Davis Brown Law Firm on 2/25/2013

We have now completed six weeks of the 2013 Session of Iowa’s 85th General Assembly. The end of week five marked the first milestone: the deadline for individual bill requests. After February 15th individual legislators...more

Proposition 39 – Analysis and Status of Implementation Current as of: 2/14/13

by Constantine Baranoff | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 2/22/2013

In November 2012, Proposition 39 was approved by the voters of California. Prior to Proposition 39, corporations were given two options to calculate their state tax liability under California law. Proposition 39 eliminated...more

Tax Law Blog: Individual Tax Rates, Deductions, and Credits

by Jana M. Luttenegger | Davis Brown Law Firm on 1/3/2013

Here is a brief outline of the legislation passed by the Senate and House extending certain tax rates, deductions, and credits for individuals....more

WSJ Article Reveals How Other States Equalize Education Funding

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 11/29/2012

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal details how the soaring value of Texas oil fields has not resulted in much additional revenue for local school districts. In Karnes City, Texas, an eightfold increase in the value...more

Tri-State Tax Update 9.21.12 Maine. Massachusetts. New Hampshire.

by Pierce Atwood LLP on 9/24/2012

From our offices in Boston, Portland, and Portsmouth, Pierce Atwood’s State and Local Tax (“SALT”) Group provides litigation, planning, transaction, regulatory, and legislative services to business, associations, and...more

Ten Things You Should Know About the 2012 North Carolina Legislative Session

by Brooks Pierce on 7/16/2012

The North Carolina General Assembly has completed its 2012 session. Often referred to as the "short session" since its primary purpose is to adjust the second year of the biennial budget adopted in 2011, Legislators also...more

Second Funnel Deadline: Dead or Alive?

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 3/19/2012

Friday, March 16 marked the second funnel deadline, when bills must be passed out of one chamber and then out of committee in the opposite chamber to continue to move forward. It creates a “crunch time” for many lobbyists as...more

Capital Thinking Updates - February 27, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 3/1/2012

In This Issue: Legislative & Regulatory Activities in the following categories: - General Legislative - Budget, Appropriations - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial...more