Becker’s Spotlight offers a weekly in-depth analysis of an issue driving the discussion in Washington. Since the start of 2019, the divided 116th Congress has been able to secure passage and enactment of several bipartisan bills. Learn what bills have passed and stay up to date on priorities still on […]
Week 8: April 22 – 26, 2019 Elections: The Senate Rules Committee, the Senate, and the House heard SB 7066/ HB 7101, Election Administration, sponsored by the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee and the House State Affairs Committee. The bill requires the Secretary of State to provide signature matching training […]
Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive – A Summary of the Newly Announced Second Set of Regulations
04.23.2019
At White House Conference on Opportunity Zones, President Trump and Secretary Mnuchin Announce Second Round of Regulations The Department of the Treasury released its second set of proposed rules for the tax-incentive program designed to encourage economic development in distressed areas throughout the U.S. known as the Qualified Opportunity Zone […]
Week 7: April 15 – 19, 2019 Proposed 2019-2020 Budget The House and Senate Chambers have also released the first drafts of their proposed 2019-2020 budget. Here is a generalized breakdown of the current draft budget compared to last year’s budget, and the draft budget broken down by section. Source […]
April 19, 2019 — Washington, D.C. – Becker is pleased to announce that Steven Blattner has joined the firm as a Government Relations Consultant in its Federal Lobbying Practice in Washington, D.C. Steven previously served as a Legislative Assistant to U.S. Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, managing the legislative portfolio of issues […]
Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying
