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Cabinet Agencies Publish U.S. Critical Supply Chain Reports

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On February 24, 2022, seven cabinet agencies published reports in response to President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 14017 with assessments of and recommendations for strengthening certain critical U.S. supply chains....more

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NC Politics in the News - July 2020 #1

Environment - THE HILL: Energy companies cancel Atlantic Coast Pipeline - The two energy companies behind plans to build a natural gas pipeline spanning from West Virginia to North Carolina announced Sunday that the...more

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North Carolina Legislators Consider Spending And Policy Bills

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The North Carolina General Assembly left Raleigh on June 26 after acting on several spending and policy bills. This Session was in addition to one held in late April that focused on COVID-19 Relief. Much of the recently...more

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NC Politics in the News - November 2019 #1

Agriculture - AREA DEVELOPMENT: BrightFarms to Locate Hydroponic Greenhouse in Henderson County, North Carolina - BrightFarms, a packaged salads company, will invest $21 million to operate a hydroponic greenhouse in...more

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NC Politics in the News: Your weekly North Carolina political news report. - October 2019 #2

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Agriculture - THE COURIER-TRIBUNE: UMO event highlights agriculture and college life in annual event - The University of Mount Olive hosted its Sixth Annual AgFest event to promote and celebrate awareness of...more

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NC Politics in the News: Your weekly North Carolina political news report. - September 2019 #4

Agriculture - SMOKY MOUNTAIN NEWS: Drought arrives in Western North Carolina - A ban on backcountry fires in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was announced today following the release of a new drought map...more

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NC Politics in the News May 2019 #1

Agriculture - SPECTRUM NEWS: NC to Produce Millions of Dollars Worth of Strawberries this Season - Despite a cold snap in the weather in early 2019, farmers are expecting a good turnout for strawberry season. More than...more

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NC Politics in the News October 2018 #3

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Education - WRAL NEWS: UNC touts cheap tuition at three schools North Carolina has always prided itself on trying to make higher education as affordable as possible, and the University of North Carolina system is putting...more

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Appurtenant Railroad Land No Longer Impedes Development

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MGL c. 40, section 54A provides that a municipality cannot issue a building permit to build a structure on land formerly used as a railroad right-of-way or any property appurtenant thereto formerly used by any railroad...more

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FY 2019 Administration Budget Request

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President Donald Trump on February 12, 2018, submitted his budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The President's full budget calls for approximately $4.4 trillion in total spending. Much of the budget seeks...more

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FY2018 Massachusetts Budget Update: The Senate Ways and Means Budget

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On May 16, 2017, the Massachusetts Senate Ways and Means Committee proposed a $40.791 billion FY2018 budget. The budget, which increases spending by 3.3% over FY2017 levels, spends $280 million more than Governor Charlie...more

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Federal Activities Report On The Bioeconomy Release Announced At ABLC2016

On February 18, 2016, at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference 2016 (ABLC2016), Dr. Catherine Woteki, Chief Scientist and Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture...more

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USDOT Announces $500 Million in New Round of TIGER Funding

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The United States Department of Transportation (“USDOT”) announced Tuesday that it will provide $500 million for an eighth round of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery competitive grant program (the...more

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More Federal Money for Manufacturers

As reported by Industry Week, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce recently announced that 12 additional communities will receive designations under the Obama Administration’s Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

North Carolina Gearing Up for Major Road Improvement Projects

Few things shout “economic development” louder than substantial road improvement projects. For Division 9 of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (“NCDOT”), many more developments are underway. The Winston-Salem...more

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House Transportation Committee P3 Panel Calls for Central P3 Office

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Introduction & Background - On September 17, 2014, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships, a special panel of the US House of Representatives, issued a report in which it...more

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Build America Transportation Investment Center

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On July 17, President Barack Obama announced the launch of the Build America Investment Initiative. The initiative includes a host of measures to increase infrastructure investment and economic growth, including the formation...more

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The Grow America Act - Obama Administration Releases Four Year Transportation Reauthorization Proposal

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has sent to Congress a $302 billion four-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal, the “Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency,...more

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