On April 12, 2023, McGuireWoods Consulting Senior Advisor James Dyke appeared on The Jeff Katz Show, with guest host former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder discussing the importance of education in Virginia.Read more...
McGuireWoods Consulting announced several promotions effective April 1, 2023, recognizing the work of individuals in state government relations and MWC Advocacy.
Stephanie Kennan, senior vice president with McGuireWoods Consulting, was named JD Supra’s No. 1 healthcare author for the fourth consecutive year.
McGuireWoods Consulting has added Dave Richard, NC Medicaid director, who led the $20 billion Medicaid and NC Health Choice programs for North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, and Amanda Falkenbury, a leading lobbyist, to the firm’s North Carolina team.
McGuireWoods Consulting has added Brian M. Symmes, former deputy chief of staff for communications for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, as a vice president in the firm’s South Carolina government affairs team, where he will provide clients with strategic and crisis communications services.
On February 11, 2023, WBTW featured an interview with McGuireWoods Consulting President Gov. Jim Hodges as he examined the decision to move South Carolina to the lead-off spot on the Democratic presidential primary calendar.Read more...
On February 14, 2023, Kate Zaykowski, Joshua Canter and Kwame Walker helped their client, the Texas LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce, to have a successful Day at the Capitol in Austin, Texas.
In a victory for the disabled and disability rights activists, South Carolina has enacted a new law that bars employers from paying subminimum wages to workers with certain types of disabilities. Gov. Henry McMaster signed S.533 into law on February 6, 2022.Read more...
Your weekly North Carolina political news report.
This Week in Washington: President and Speaker McCarthy to meet on debt limit with 10 days to go, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health marks up 17 bills, House Appropriations Committee begins moving appropriation bills
On May 17, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee held a markup of 17 healthcare bills. In particular, the subcommittee advanced legislation that would implement site-neutral payments under Medicare for drugs administered in off-campus hospital outpatient departments.
The North Carolina General Assembly returned to Raleigh following a brief hiatus last week, and tensions ran high as lawmakers delved into contentious issues on the agenda. The few bills up for debate this week ignited fiery discussions throughout the chambers.Read more...
This Week in Washington: Debt Ceiling Continues to Loom Over the Capitol; DEA Extends COVID-19 Controlled Medications Prescribing Telehealth Flexibilities
It was a quiet week around the North Carolina General Assembly as many Senate lawmakers were focused on putting together the final pieces of their chamber’s budget proposal and most House legislators spent time back in their home districts following the packed weeks prior to the crossover deadline.Read more...
This Week in Washington: Debt Limit fight continues; Disagreements arise during Senate HELP Committee mark-up of PBM and Generic Drug Competition Bills
McGuireWoods Consulting presents Complications: Health Policy Unraveled, your solution to the healthcare policy puzzle.
Updates on state and local action taken in Virginia in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
McGuireWoods Consulting helps private equity investors and portfolio companies understand the implications of state-level policy decisions and market trends for their investment and business decisions.
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 held a bipartisan discussion on the South Carolina elections, with insights into the presidential, congressional and state legislative races.
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.