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State AG Pulse | Season Finale: 2022 AG Election Wrap-Up
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2020 Presidential Candidates' Tax Proposals
Ohio held its Primary Election on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Featuring several crowded races and many incumbents facing challengers, election night yielded some interesting results with fairly low voter turnout of about 1.1...more
As attorneys and professionals, Ward and Smith's government relations team watches with keen interest those who are elected, or might be elected, to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches in North Carolina state...more
The list of candidates running in 2024 for elected public office in North Carolina is official. The candidate filing period for the March 5 primaries opened Monday, December 4 at noon and closed Friday, December 15 at noon....more
The General Assembly did not conduct any official business again this week, however, during an administrative session Thursday, House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) confirmed that the House would reconvene on August 15. The...more
While the 2022 midterm elections were just a few weeks ago, this week, several individuals announced their plans to seek election to statewide office in 2024. Representative Jon Hardister (R-Guilford) told the Carolina...more
This week, legislators returned to Raleigh for the final meeting of the House Select Committee on Advancing Women in STEM. After being chartered by House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) earlier this year, the committee met...more
Now that the 2022 midterm elections have concluded, North Carolina legislators are gearing up for a productive 2023 session, taking up issues that were left unresolved this year, and new issues that have come forward since...more
This week Democratic Governor Roy Cooper issued an Executive Order to "accelerate the state’s transition to a clean energy economy." The order directs the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to establish the...more
One Stop Early Voting in North Carolina began on October 20 for the 2022 midterm elections. Voters can visit any early voting location in the county in which they are registered to cast their ballot. ...more
North Carolinians are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Ian as the storm is expected to bring 35 mph winds and up to six inches of rain to most of the state, with up to 10 inches of rain possible towards the coast. Governor...more
The 112th General Assembly adjourned sine die on April 28th, 2022, but many of the successful measures will become effective on July 1st. Public Chapter 1087 – one of the most weighty and intricate bills – made changes to...more
KTS Strategies brings years of experience providing clients in a diverse range of industries with comprehensive policy and advocacy advice before federal, state, and local agencies. In North Carolina, we advise local...more
While one could reasonably have expected 2021 to be a more docile year for politics than 2020, these past two weeks have utterly shattered that expectation. Nationally, the events of January 6th will reverberate for some time...more
North Carolina remains paused in Phase 3 until at least November 13. The state continues to see record breaking increases of reported COVID-19 cases. Governor Cooper has urged that North Carolinians remain cautious and alert...more
This week, Governor Roy Cooper announced that outdoor venues such as stadiums and other large outdoor entertainment venues would be able to reopen at 7% capacity. The new modification will go into effect Friday, October 2, as...more
This week, many students around the state headed back to school for an unprecedented academic year. With a majority of K-12 school districts opting to begin the year with remote learning only, the first day of class took...more
The state of North Carolina continues to operate under Phase 2, Safer at Home measures. The state is expected to stay in Phase 2 until September 11 at 5:00 PM. The Governor is expected to announce whether the state will move...more
Candidate Filing Deadline - Next Friday, March 13, is the filing deadline for the June primary. This is a critical deadline to watch because we will know the field of candidates (other than write-in) for all the...more
It was big week in politics throughout the country as Super Tuesday primary results came in and the threat of the Coronavirus spread from coast to coast. In North Carolina, this week began with public officeholder hopefuls...more
While week four of the Iowa General Assembly was extremely active with legislation being both introduced and acted upon, it will most likely not be remembered for that. Rather, it will be remembered as the week of the 2020...more
As the holiday season quickly approaches, members of the North Carolina General Assembly face the fact that session is just around corner. Lawmakers will make their way back to Raleigh shortly after the start of the New Year...more
Fundraising, filing, and gearing up for everything 2020 has in store has been keeping members of the North Carolina General Assembly pretty busy over the last few weeks. Members have been making the most of their time away...more
The North Carolina General Assembly remains adjourned for the year as members spend some time back home in their districts, gearing up for what is to come in 2020. Legislators will be back in Raleigh sooner rather than later...more
The 111th General Assembly of the state of Tennessee convened on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, for the first year of the two-year session. With the new session comes change not seen in Tennessee government in recent history, as...more
After a long, hard-fought, and often bitter campaign, the parties battled to a partisan draw. As expected, Democrats took over the House of Representatives. Democrats also flipped a number of Governors’ mansions, but lost...more