With midterm elections fast approaching, political coverage dominates every source of media, with a new key issue of the day to debate in both liberal and conservative news outlets. Absent from these discussions is America’s rising fiscal challenge and how Washington can work together to address it.
MWC head Frank Donatelli helps lead bi-partisan effort on behalf of veterans and military families victimized by foreign terror attacks
McGuireWoods Consulting senior advisor Jim Dyke, along with his wife Ellen Dyke, were recognized last week at the 2018 Raise the Region Gala. Hosted by the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, Jim and Ellen Dyke were honored with the 2018 Community Leadership Award at the gala.
The President recently signed into law a five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that provides a blueprint for near-term US aviation policy, including traveler and consumer protections, drone integration, airport upgrades and expands on top flight issues addressed in FAA reauthorization legislation from the past several years.
Return Bolsters Atlanta Office’s Capabilities to Serve Healthcare Industry Clients
This Week: Greg Walden Examines Legal and Ethical Ramifications of Driverless Cars | Government Looks to Streamline Federal Unmanned Technology Solutions | Committee Explores Future of Transportation While AV Bills Remain on Hold | Senate Commerce to Examine Consumer Privacy | Digital Citizens Alliance Holds Congressional Briefing on Social Media Platforms
In recent years, state emissions credit programs and policy have sought to incentivize only renewable electricity generation, leaving out other sources of zero-emissions generation.
This Week: House and Senate Work to Avoid Government Shutdown; Legislation on Gag Clauses Moving; Oral Arguments on ACA Individual Mandate Court Case Held
Your weekly North Carolina political news report.
This week: Senate Commerce Committee advances science and technology policy nominees, House and Senate Committees question social media executives, net neutrality still controversial, House Panel discusses apprenticeship expansion
The House began its two-week vote-a-thon on opioid legislation. On June 12, 2018 the House passed 25 bills and continued to work on opioid legislation throughout the week. On June 12 all but two of the bills were decided by voice vote, and the debate period for the bills rarely exceeded 10 minutes.
An overview of the upcoming week in Congress from the McGuireWoods Consulting Tax Policy Update Team.
GA-18-380: This report examines the progress the progress the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has made improving opioid safety through its Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI).
This month, President Trump announced his plan to lower drug prices. The plan does not call for a major overhaul of drug companies’ pricing practices, but does include some proposals that they oppose. Much of Trump’s plan is in the form of suggested actions, and it will take time for actual detailed proposals to be put forward.