DE Under 3: Biden "Hits the Brakes" on Non-Defense Discretionary Budgets for Federal Agencies in FY 2025 Budget Proposal
DE Under 3: Big Budget Opponents Again Stop a Final Federal FY 2024 Budget, Congress Keeps Agency Spending to FY 2023 Levels
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 383: Talking about Money with Jesse Mecham, Founder of You Need A Budget
DE Under 3: OFCCP’s Congressional Budget Justification Is Chock-Full of Insights Into the Agency’s Plans & Past Performance
Early Returns with Jan Baran Podcast: There's a New Chair in Town – Dara Lindenbaum and the FEC Agenda Looking Towards 2024
The Strategic Side of Compliance Budgets
DE Under 3: Agency Budget Requests, Transgender Day of Visibility traction, and the fall of Trump OFCCP’s “Four Pillars”
Inside DC Podcast: FY2022 Budget Recap and the DC Council’s Fall Agenda
Inside DC: Highlights and Implications of the FY 2022 Budget
Inside DC: What To Expect From the DC Budget Process
Compliance into the Weeds-Episode 17-budgeting for compliance
Effective June 28, 2024, a significant change has been enacted through L. 2024, A4705 (c. 21), which increases the annual assessment rate for Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs). This new legislation raises the HMO...more
Is it budgeting season already? Legal Operations are often asked to own the legal department’s budgeting efforts, and many find the process painful. Finance may provide a template to fill out, but it can be difficult to...more
Good Afternoon! This is Akin’s biweekly policy newsletter on space policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major space headlines and forthcoming space-related events and hearings...more
The end of June saw the D.C. Council pass the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act of 2024 and the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024. The 2025 budget includes the “Central Washington Activation Conversion Program...more
June 28, 2024 (City Hall, Manhattan) – Today’s ceremonial handshake between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams signaled the safe landing of Adams and Adams United, despite prior turbulence....more
The Council of the District of Columbia held its second vote on the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Budget Support Act (BSA), which was unanimously approved on June 25, 2024. As part of the amended text, the Council funded the Central...more
In September 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model, and this week CMS is expected to make a first set of...more
On June 29, 2024, California’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 159, a budget bill pertaining to healthcare. Within this budget bill were revisions to California’s health care worker minimum wage, further delaying the...more
On June 14, the House voted 217-199 to pass its version of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 8070), and the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 22-3 to advance their chamber’s version of...more
Chair Gensler recently testified before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government in connection with the Securities and Exchange Commission budget request. In his testimony, the Chair included a number of...more
Florida has introduced new legislation and implemented changes to various regulations impacting community associations, many of which have either gone into effect or will go into effect beginning July 1, 2024. This...more
City Council Approves FY25 Budget- Early Thursday morning, Philadelphia City Council advanced Mayor Cherelle Parker’s proposed $6.37 billion FY25 Budget. The budget prioritizes public safety and quality-of-life improvement...more
On April 30, 2024, the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The...more
On April 20, 2024, New York State adopted legislation that allows for so-called transfer-on-death (TOD) deeds as part of its Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget. The TOD Deed Law, which takes effect on July 19, 2024, will be...more
The 2024 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly just concluded on May 8, 2024. As we have consistently done every year, our firm will be publishing in these pages our annual summaries of legislation affecting...more
The 2024-25 Hong Kong Budget unveils a series of strategic policies and initiatives centred around revitalising the Hong Kong economy....more
Philadelphia’s political landscape has shifted to embrace law enforcement, with Mayor Cherelle Parker rejecting progressive drug policies, supporting low-level crime arrests, and unveiling a plan to combat the open-air drug...more
DETROIT — Newlab Startups Ignite Detroit's Tech Renaissance- One year in, the members-only shared workspace, research lab, and venture platform in the former Book Depository building next to Michigan Central Station is...more
A number of affordable housing components of the New York State Budget Bill are worth calling out for developers, as the moves, along with the hundreds of millions of dollars coming from the state, should spur development. ...more
On April 16, 2024 (“Budget Day”), the federal government released its annual budget (“Budget 2024”), which includes certain sales and excise tax measures and also confirms the government’s intention to proceed with several...more
Navigating the competitive landscape of digital advertising is crucial for law firms and legal marketers aiming to attract new clients. Google Local Service Ads (LSA) offer a unique opportunity to target your firm’s local...more
The 100th Mayor’s First 100 Days- In her first 100 days, Mayor Cherelle Parker has tackled issues including boosting public safety, stabilizing Kensington, combating the city's “Filthadelphia” reputation, creating more...more
As HR leaders navigate a business world where ROI is more important than ever, they must adapt to keep up. One crucial element remains at the forefront: the HR budget....more
Mayor Parker Signs Public Safety, Quality-of-Life Bills into Law- Mayor Cherelle Parker signed several bills into law yesterday, including a curfew for select Kensington businesses, a license plate flipping device ban, and...more
The role of video marketing has evolved significantly over the last decade, and many law firms have already recognized the power and potential it holds for client engagement and trust-building. In a digital era where visual...more