On February 2, 2023, McGuireWoods Consulting senior advisor James Dyke was quoted by Cardinal News on a state Senate proposal to create a centralized Department of Workforce Development and Advancement.Read more...
On January 6, 2023, MWC senior vice president Chris Lloyd was quoted in the Charlotte Business Journal on the growth of life sciences industry in North Carolina. Lloyd is a board member and former chair of the Site Selectors Guild and serves as the director of McGuireWoods Consulting’s national infrastructure and economic development team.
Josh Canter has joined McGuireWoods Consulting’s national advocacy team as a vice president of strategic digital communications, where he will serve clients across the country and in various sectors.
On December 21, McGuireWoods Consulting Vice President Clayton Cox was cited in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article for his leadership role in pushing for the Democratic National Convention to be held in Atlanta, Georgia.Read more...
McGuireWoods Consulting is pleased to welcome Greg M. Bales as a senior vice president in the firm’s Illinois State Government Relations team.
McGuireWoods Consulting is pleased to announce that former North Carolina Congressman G. K. Butterfield has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor in its Washington D.C., office.
National and legal media reported on Maximillian Reyes’ arrival at McGuireWoods Consulting as a vice president on the firm’s California government affairs team based in Los Angeles.Read more...
On December 21, 2022, Law360 covered the news that Bess Toole has joined McGuireWoods Consulting as a vice president in its Richmond office.Read more...
Lawmakers in the General Assembly are wasting no time filing bills to accomplish policies that failed last year due to stalled negotiations or vetoes by the governor, as well as new initiatives by freshman and senior members of the legislature.Read more...
After being elected during the last November General Election, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had a swift transition to her post upon being sworn into office in December 2022. She announced a number of key leadership appointments to help lead and push her priorities forward for the city.
On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his recommendations for the 2023-24 fiscal year budget. His $114.8 billion spending plan, an increase of $3.8 billion over the current year, prioritizes tax cuts, education, pay for teachers, state workers, and law enforcement, conservation and water quality, and public safety.
After stunning the nation in 2020 voting for President Joe Biden and electing two Democratic Senators, Georgia once again found itself in the center of the political universe for the 2022 midterms. Georgia cemented its position as a swing state when, barely a month after Gov. Brian Kemp won a resounding bid for re-election, Democrat Raphael Warnock beat back a challenge by the Goal Line Stalker himself, Herschel Walker, in a runoff.
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This Week in Washington: Fighting over how to proceed on the debt limit; Congress still finalizing committee assignmentsRead more...
Although the North Carolina General Assembly formally gaveled in to begin the 2023 legislative session two weeks ago, lawmakers reconvened this week to officially begin work for the long session. Members started filing bills, and as of today, nearly 40 bills have already been filed publicly. Committees in both chambers were finalized and the schedule for the next several weeks was announced.Read more...
The first session of the 157th General Assembly is underway. Among the most important developments garnering attention the past two weeks, were Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed budgets and budget amendments for the current fiscal year 2023 (AFY23) and the upcoming fiscal year 2024 (FY24).
Updates on state and local action taken in Virginia in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Updates on state and local action taken in Illinois in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Florida state and local action in response to COVID-19.
Updates on state and local action taken in Texas in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
McGuireWoods Consulting’s bipartisan team held a discussion on the results of the 2020 gubernatorial, attorneys general and state legislative races. The panelists provided analysis of the election outcomes and the likely policy implications in key states, as well as information on transition teams and what to expect in the 2022 races.
McGuireWoods Consulting held a bipartisan discussion on the South Carolina elections, with insights into the presidential, congressional and state legislative races.
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