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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Albany Senior Staffing Announcements Signal Changes in Fiscal Leadership

Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the appointment of Blake Washington as the next New York State Budget Director. Mr. Washington has served in his current role since 2015 as the secretary to the NYS Assembly Ways and...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources to be Split – Trisected, Trifurcated, and now, Trilateral

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The Department of Health and Human Resources (“DHHR”) was West Virginia’s largest executive agency until the Legislature passed House Bill 2006 earlier this month. For several years now, West Virginia lawmakers have been...more

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EPA’s New Office and Environmental Justice Guidance: Implications for Project Permitting and Beyond

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Recent actions by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aim to institutionalize environmental justice as a key agency function and support development of tools, guidance and policies to advance it. A newly formed...more

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Update: Hochul Administration Appointments Continue in Albany

Since assuming office on August 24, Governor Kathy Hochul has continued assembling her team. She and her team remain focused on the state’s response to the ongoing COVID pandemic, delivering her first State of the State, and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Key Governor Kathy Hochul Appointments (Revised 10/2021)

Since assuming office on August 24, Governor Kathy Hochul has continued assembling her team while focusing on the state’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor has announced a number of Executive Chamber and...more

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New Forms Required for Iowa Workforce Development

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Throughout the pandemic, it’s been easy to lose track of all the changes, new requirements, and emergency administrative rule changes related to various employment matters, including unemployment compensation through Iowa...more

Nossaman LLP

Cities Consider Creating Their Own Public Health Departments

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In response to public health restrictions ordered by county health departments and the resulting disruption of local business, a number of California cities are exploring whether or not to create their own health departments....more

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Combined Federal, VA and NC Government Resources for COVID-19

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COVID-19 Key Resource List (Virginia): Commonwealth of Virginia Official COVID-19 Website - This website is a comprehensive resource that provides information pertaining to official actions, guidance, updates, and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

California’s Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA): Key Effective Dates and the Creation of the California Privacy Protection Agency

With the passage of the ballot initiative known as the Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA or Act) in California, we are presenting several blog articles on different topics related to this new law. Last week, we wrote about...more

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Ohio BWC Administrator stepping down

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Governor Mike DeWine announced late Thursday, November 5, 2020, that Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO, Stephanie McCloud, has been asked to lead the Ohio Department of Health....more

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California Dreamin': The Golden State Launches New Mini-CFPB

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Amid wildfires and viral plague, a new consumer protection agency rises in the West: The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI). Holland & Knight recently noted that a bill was pending on...more

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COVID-19 Government Resources

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ... Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare...more

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Baltimore's Three-Week Ransomware Is a Warning for Other Local Governments to Prepare for Cyberattacks

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The Baltimore city government's email and other systems have been offline for more than three weeks as the result of a ransomware attack in early May. This is not the first local government to have been the victim of such...more

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Linda Lacewell nominated as new NY DFS Superintendent

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has nominated Linda Lacewell to become Superintendent of the state’s Department of Financial Services....more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Legislature Operationalizes New Health Oversight Agency: The Office of Health Strategy

On May 14, 2018, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Public Act No. 18-91 “An Act Concerning the Office of Health Strategy” (PA 18-91), a bill that operationalizes the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), a new...more

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State Of Florida May Change Submerged Land Lease Rules And Costs

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The Florida Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust (BOT) has publicly noticed a rulemaking workshop to discuss proposed revisions to the administrative rules governing sovereign submerged land leases. The...more

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Paternity Cases: Why The State Will Not Establish Custody?

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In the United States, recent states show that approximately 40% of all children are born out-of-wedlock. For many, this is a surprising statistic. However, this has been a trend that has continued for some time. When...more

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Democratic state AGs threaten aggressive use of enforcement authority in letter to President Trump

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The Democratic attorneys general of 15 states and the District of Columbia have sent a letter to President Trump in which they express their support for the CFPB’s consumer protection mission and criticize the President’s...more

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