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UPDATE: On May 20, 2021, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a bipartisan agreement with the Legislature to fully negotiate the state budget and federal funding from the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act with the...more
CITY HALL - Budget Hearings Begin - On Monday, budget season officially began as City Council asked questions of the Kenney administration. Gun violence, racial equity, proposed tax reductions, and economic recovery were...more
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) — the recently enacted COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress and signed by President Biden — has significant impacts for Minnesota governments, businesses and individuals. ...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
This week, work at the General Assembly continued to focus on COVID-19 issues. In addition, Gov. Roy Cooper announced changes in the state’s vaccination program. COVID-19 Response and Relief Bill - The General...more
Activity at the General Assembly increased with the filing of new bills and movement on others from committees to floor votes this week. Staff began to brief Legislators on agency budgets and provided committee orientations....more
Welcome to the 2021 Legislative Brief, your one-stop shop for legislative news from a variety of sources throughout West Virginia, and my view of the legislative happenings on the horizon. Today marks the 10th day of the...more
This week, North Carolina Legislators continued to consider bills related to COVID-19 and Gov. Roy Cooper nominated a number of Cabinet Secretaries. Opening of K-12 Schools - A bill (S 37) that could lead to in-person...more
The major action in the North Carolina General Assembly this week was the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 36, 2020 COVID Relief Bill Modifications. See a summary of the bill here. The bill was ratified and sent to the...more
North Carolina Legislators continued to consider bills related to COVID and introduced a number of new bills this week. 2020 COVID Relief Bill Modifications (S 36) - Gov. Roy Cooper signed S 36 into law this week. The...more
The General Assembly reconvened at noon on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, and with the exception of holidays and unforeseen calendar conflicts, lawmakers will remain in session until a state budget has been passed and...more
Moving to a New Reopening - Last week was the first full week under Governor Newsom’s new Blueprint for Economic Recovery four-tiered classification system for COVID-19 restrictions in the state. As of the publication of...more
Happy 4th! While we continue to track policy that matters, we would be remiss if we did not wish all of our readers, and of course the Nation itself, a Happy Independence Day. The tradition of Independence Day celebrations...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
The Bricker & Eckler government relations team has compiled a comprehensive review of Governor DeWine’s latest announcements, including the surprise resignation of Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton, General...more
Lawmakers were back in Raleigh this week as this summer's short session kicked into full gear. Legislators took up bills not only dealing with the state's continued response to the coronavirus pandemic, but also began moving...more
Reopening Timeline and the L.A. County Economic Resiliency Task Force - This week marked the beginning of a transition towards reopening at the County level, with increasing focus on ways to alleviate the economic impacts...more
The General Assembly began it’s 2020 Short Session in earnest this week. Lawmakers had previously been in Raleigh the week of April 28th to enact legislation dealing directly COVID-19. Despite it being the first “real”...more
House committees consider Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact - The House Health Care and Government Operations Committees held separate hearings on Tuesday on S.125, a bill that allows Vermont to join the Interstate Nurse...more
When the legislature moved from the State House to the cloud eight weeks ago, it was anyone’s guess as to how that would work. The answer, it turns out, was about as well as one could expect. Small committees have functioned...more