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LOS ANGELES — Waymo Says It’s Bringing Robotaxis to L.A. Driverless car company Waymo, owned by Google parent Alphabet, said October 19 that it plans to add autonomous taxi fleet operations to Los Angeles. “L.A. is in the top...more
CHICAGO — Chicago Offering 12 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave to City Employees; New Policy Applies to Birthing, Non-Birthing Parents- In yet another pre-election sweetener, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that the city is...more
It was an exciting week at the General Assembly as the halls and chambers were back to normal capacity. Legislators, lobbyists and spectators returned to Raleigh to participate in the redistricting process as well as several...more
CITY HALL - Council President Clarke Introduces New Legislative Map A new district map for City Council was introduced by President Darrell Clarke, which makes some small adjustments to districts based on population...more
Unprecedented. - That is how political observers, politicians and media pundits are describing what is in front of the Minnesota legislature and DFL Governor Tim Walz as the legislature sets to convene next Monday,...more
The South Carolina General Assembly began the second year of a two-year legislative session on Jan. 11, 2022. The legislative session runs through the second Thursday in May, with the General Assembly expected to adjourn sine...more
As the state braces for its second winter storm warning for this weekend, Governor Cooper has signed a state of emergency declaration to activate state resources if necessary. “This storm will bring significant impacts from...more
Tennessee lawmakers reconvened on January 11 in Nashville for the second session of the 112th General Assembly. While the start of the 2021 session was notable due to COVID-19 mitigations that included limited access to...more
In the second half of 2021, the 134th Ohio General Assembly focused on the state legislative and congressional redistricting process and finishing work on a wide variety of legislation dealing with topics such as sports...more
HB 1291 (Harmon) – Illinois Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021 Bill Summary - After releasing their fourth and final U.S. Congressional map proposal on the morning of October 28, the General Assembly passed HB 1291...more
This week, legislators ended the arduous process of redistricting by passing new maps for Congress and the General Assembly. And while some non-controversial bills passed out of the legislature, the general attitude on Jones...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Government Relations Team represents a variety of clients across many industries and in all levels of government, with a focus on the North Carolina General Assembly. Below is an update on the activity...more
On Thursday, October 28, the second Iowa special legislative session concluded with the legislature approving the second Legislative and Congressional District Plan (SF621) and Covid Vaccine Exemptions (HF902). Governor...more
Instead of carving jack-o-lanterns this week, legislators have been hard at work carving decennial redistricting maps. The House held a voting session on Tuesday, but the only bill on the calendar was postponed to another...more
This week, the House of Representatives advanced a slate of Senate bills that were mostly noncontroversial, dealing with everything from technical changes affecting the Department of Insurance to the regulation of deer...more
After a two-month summer recess from interim hearings and other legislative work, the Utah Legislature has returned to a busy fall agenda to prepare for the 2022 Session. Below are updates on vaccine mandates, the state...more
The week at the General Assembly was abbreviated in addition to being slow, as only two committees met and budget chairs continued to deliberate. The state did receive some positive news as the federal government approved...more
The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened on January 11, 2021 and entered into an extended recess on April 27, 2021. The resolution authorizing the extended recess provides for the legislature to reconvene for the following...more
Budgets and floor debate dominated week 13. Most of the work was packed into Tuesday, April 6, and Wednesday, April 7, with short sessions at the beginning and end of the week....more
The highlight of this week in Iowa and around the country remains Mother Nature and the unprecedented weather cycle causing major disruptions in the power grid. Here in Iowa, temperatures spent much of the week below zero,...more
The Illinois legislature hoped to build on its blockbuster 2019 with a comprehensive energy bill, changes to the tax structure for a Chicago casino to ensure the project’s viability, a worker classification bill for the gig...more
On January 12, lawmakers from across the state of Texas will convene the 87th Texas Legislative Session. This will be the first time that all 181 legislators will come together since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is...more