PENNSYLVANIA Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Pennsylvania and federal transportation officials have designated hundreds of miles of Alternative Fuel Corridors through a federal program, the 2015 “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation” or FAST Act, designed to help the state prepare hundreds of miles of highway for less reliance on gasoline in the future. Officials hope that the program [...]
Offshore Wind: No Longer on the Horizon In this week's post here, we review the latest developments in the offshore wind energy sector in the northeast, particularly in New York and New Jersey. The Week in Washington Lawmakers are set to depart Washington for the next two weeks, leaving five legislative weeks before the Nov. [...]
Growth Areas with Offshore Wind WHAT TO WATCH IN OFFSHORE WIND UNION OF INDUSTRY TITANS One of the largest international offshore wind firms, the Danish company Ørsted, chose a subsidiary of one of the largest American manufacturing firms, GE Renewable Energy, as its preferred turbine supplier for two offshore wind farms: one in New Jersey, the [...]
The War on Vaping New Jersey legislators have put forth a call to ban flavored e-cigarettes, and potentially all vape products, due to a perceived link with the recent nation-wide spate of respiratory illnesses. Of particular concern is the potentially irreversible nature of these illnesses and the high percentage of young people impacted. Catch up [...]
New Jersey's Immediate Response Digital Illustration by Alana Burman New Jersey legislators have put forth a call to ban flavored e-cigarettes, and potentially all vape products, due to a perceived link with the recent nation-wide spate of respiratory illnesses.[1] Of particular concern is the potentially irreversible nature of these illnesses and the high percentage of [...]
New York State Spotlight While most states around the country may have adjourned their legislative sessions, the Empire State is bustling with activity. From executive appointments, to legislation on vaping and gun control, you can catch up on all the latest in this week's update here. This Week in Washington With the first week back [...]
Appointment and Legislative Updates Digital Collage by Alana Burman State and Federal Updates: America First New York - New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intentions to make the “New York Buy American” act permanent, when it was originally set to expire in April 2020. The “Buy American” act requires all structural steel and [...]
New Developments in Voting and Election Law With elections just around the corner, many states have spent 2019 passing laws and new regulations related to the election process. In this week's blog post here, catch up on the latest developments in New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, Illinois and California. The Week in Washington On [...]
New York Voter Rights Expansion The New York state Legislature passed a sweeping election reform package with the Democratic Majority. The reforms include early voting and preregistration for 16- and 17-year-olds, in addition to giving initial authorization to constitutional amendments to enact Election Day registration and “no excuse” absentee voting[1]. The latter of which must be approved by [...]
Cannabis Fall Round-up In this week's blog post here, we review the latest developments related to cannabis legislation in state capitals around the country. Legislative Update: Electric Vehicles With Labor Day tomorrow, Americans all across the country are hitting the road for their last vacations before the unofficial end of summer. For some of our [...]
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