The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) has provisions to encourage investment in high-speed broadband projects, but as written, the legislation leaves open for interpretation several provisions. Guidance or...more
Supplemental Budget Bills - Divergent legislative priorities are reflected in the House and Senate budget bills. With respect to the projected $900 million surplus in the General Fund, House Republicans allocate the full...more
Members of the North Carolina General Assembly had a full schedule last week, considering bills on everything from repealing the state’s cumbersome Map Act to voiding a law which required teachers to write Personal Education...more
The Obama administration's proposed 2016 budget, released on February 2, 2015, reflects the administration's commitment to finding ways to finance the country’s growing infrastructure requirements. The 2016 budget includes...more
Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts will soon become a reality for many cities and counties looking for a mechanism to perform some functions previously done by redevelopment agencies. Senate Bill 628 (SB 628) passed...more
Gov. Jerry Brown’s vision for “Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts” was approved by the Legislature and is awaiting Brown’s signature. SB 628 (Beall, D-Campbell), a gut-and-amend bill passed in the last week of the...more
Welcome to King & Spalding's economic development news bulletin, Investing in Georgia. In this edition, you will find: - A report on the volume of private activity bond issuances in the United States generally and in...more