Week 9: April 29 – May 3, 2019 Emergency Services: The Governor approved SB 426, Firefighters, sponsored by Senator Flores. The bill grants certain benefits to a firefighter upon receiving a diagnosis of cancer if certain conditions are met, and requires an employer to make certain disability payments to a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Becker’s Spotlight offers a weekly in-depth analysis of an issue driving the discussion in Washington. This week’s spotlight addresses the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, originally signed into law in 1994.
By Alex Gangitano Democratic presidential candidates refusing to take PAC money may be forced to pinch pennies to survive in a crowded primary race where top-tier contenders like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) have the ability to raise tens of millions in small donations. The pressure to […]
