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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - ABC 11: NC’s Rural Infrastructure Authority approved 20 grant requests, totaling to over $8M Over 800 new jobs are coming to rural communities across North Carolina. The state’s Rural Infrastructure...more
On January 16, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released her State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Executive Budget, her third since assuming office in August 2021. Addresses by Governor Hochul and Budget Director Blake Washington...more
Eagerly anticipated details on the All Ohio Future Fund (Fund) are beginning to come to light. Ohio’s Office of Budget and Management (OBM) has scheduled a hearing December 11th on proposed rules for the Fund, which underwent...more
The Ohio General Assembly, in its budget bill (HB33) approved July 3, 2023, tabbed $707 million in state budget resources to the All Ohio Future Fund (R.C. 126.62). (This amount includes $40 million appropriated in state...more
Economic Development - YES WEEKLY: Mayor Joines and Rep. Donny Lambeth Announce $35 Million State Appropriation to Support Economic Development in Winston-Salem - Mayor Allen Joines and Rep. Donny Lambeth announced...more
2023 South Carolina Legislative Session Recap - The 2023 South Carolina Legislature adjourned Sine Die in June, ending the first year of a two-year session. Several important legislative initiatives were adopted that made...more
On May 1, 2023, the New York State Legislature voted to adopt the Fiscal Year 2024 budget which included the renewal and extension of the sunset date of five programs that abate real estate taxes, reduce commercial rent tax,...more
Economic Development - BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA: Kelly King-led effort seeks $50M in state funding to launch innovation effort - North Carolina lawmakers and Gov. Roy Cooper have proposed that the state give $50 million...more
In his most recent annual State of the State address, Governor Mike DeWine focused on children and families by calling on the Legislature to pass tax breaks while increasing spending on economic development and social...more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently released his proposed state budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, which will soon kick off a months-long deliberation process in the state legislature. The proposed budget is $297 billion...more
The HSB Economic Development team published their June 2022 news update, highlighting the following topics: Big Changes to South Carolina Property Taxes and Incentives- The big political news in South Carolina this June...more
Since convening in January, the North Carolina General Assembly's Long Session has been marked by lengthy state budget negotiations, starts and stops, and several historic pieces of proposed legislation. American Rescue...more
The Ohio General Assembly recently completed an exhaustive and comprehensive first half of 2021. The legislature tackled the state’s two-year operating budget, COVID-19 relief funding, residential broadband expansion, reforms...more
Last week, Governor Mike DeWine signed the $74 billion state operating budget, which builds on the Governor’s vision for the future. The two-year spending bill (HB 110), includes nearly $162 billion in all funds...more
On June 1, 2021, the Ohio Senate Finance Committee released its version of the state’s biennial operating budget (HB 110), which must be signed into law by June 30, 2021. As often happens, there are millions of dollars in...more
Business - The unemployment bill formerly known as S.10 – Business owners had their most challenging year in memory. Many hoped that the legislature, knowing this, would have sought to offset their challenges....more
New Budget Based on Record Revenue Growth - Relying on a “once in a lifetime” surge of $65 billion or more in state revenues and an estimated $25 billion in new federal COVID-19 relief funds, Governor Gavin Newsom is...more
Senate passes budget - On Friday, the Senate gave final approval to the $7.17 billion FY 2022 budget, H.439. Senate Appropriations Chair Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, called it “as complicated a budget as I’ve ever had to put...more
Governor proposes $90 million for state capital investment - Department of Economic Development Commissioner Joan Goldstein presented Governor Scott's Capital Investment Grant Proposal to the Senate Economic Development...more
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law. This historic $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan will have a major impact on the country by providing relief to businesses, nonprofit...more
Childcare bill becoming a heavy lift - The House Committee on Human Services is working through H.171, a bill that would create a comprehensive child care system governed and subsidized by the state. The system would take...more
The North Carolina General Assembly left Raleigh on June 26 after acting on several spending and policy bills. This Session was in addition to one held in late April that focused on COVID-19 Relief. Much of the recently...more
Governor delivers budget address - Gov. Phil Scott delivered his budget address on Tuesday, focusing on the demographic crisis and a shrinking workforce as the state’s biggest challenges....more
In his 2020 State of the State Address on January 8, Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined a “robust agenda” that ranged from investing heavily to combat climate change by developing New York state’s Green Economy to creating a...more
The influential Business Council of Alabama (BCA), founded in 1985, and the Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA), the state’s oldest and largest chamber of commerce, have each officially approved their 2020 legislative agendas....more