What to Watch in Washington When lawmakers return the second week of July, the House will take up the defense and intelligence authorization, arms sales, and raising the federal minimum wage. The Senate will take [...]

Legislative Update: State Trifectas When discussing state legislatures, both during campaign season and during the legislative session, the term “trifecta” is often used, and can be incredibly important. This month, we reviewed the current status [...]

When discussing state legislatures, both during campaign season and during the legislative session, the term "trifecta" is often used. Both in the context of a campaign, and when discussing a legislative session, a state's status [...]

Income-Share Agreement Alternative Sought Colleges and investors are asking Congress to set rules for a growing alternative to student loans: financial agreements requiring students to repay schools directly from their earnings over time after graduation. [...]

The Week Ahead in Washington Next week, legislators will continue to search for an agreement on a supplemental border funding package sought with increasing desperation by the Trump administration. The Senate intends to hold a [...]

Legislative Update - Marijuana Legalization As state legislatures across the country wrap up their sessions, we are taking the opportunity to review the current status of the legalization of recreational-use marijuana. In this week's update, [...]

As state legislatures across the country wrap up their sessions, we are taking the opportunity to review the current status of the legalization of recreational-use marijuana. In today's update, we focus on current federal policy, [...]

U.S. Senate Passes $19.1 Billion Relief Package The Senate passed and President Trump has said he will support H.R. 2157, a $19.1 billion disaster-aid plan for areas hit by hurricanes, Midwest floods, and California wildfires. [...]

U.S. House Passes Drug Pricing & ACA Package A package of bills to bolster the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and reduce drug prices passed the House. The vote late Thursday was 234 to 183 and [...]

The use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly referred to as "drones," has expanded rapidly in the last several years. Not only has government and industry use picked up significantly, but personal use by our [...]