86th Texas Legislature Statistics
Now that the Texas Legislature’s 86th regular session has concluded, let’s look back at this year’s activity.
Total Number of House and Senate Bills Filed:...
Strategies for Community-led Opportunity Zone Investments
Throughout Part Three of EIG’s Opportunity Zones Webinar Series, a variety of speakers reported on the progress made in the communities of Washington. They...
White House Establishes Council On Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing
It has been reported that out of the total costs of housing, over 25% of these costs stem from regulatory matters. Furthermore, high housing...
Illinois Gaming Expansion
After several years of discussion of gaming expansion in Illinois – especially for casino expansion – the Illinois General Assembly and Governor Pritzker have...
Michael Best Strategies Hosts D.C. Open House
On Wednesday, May 1st, Michael Best & Friedrich and Michael Best Strategies hosted an open house in their new Washington, D.C. office. Held on...
The Push for Tobacco 21 in Wisconsin
Raising the Minimum Tobacco Age
As the trend of raising the minimum age to buy tobacco continues nationwide, support for similar measures is gaining traction...
Veto Power in Wisconsin – Part 2
Balance of power in Wisconsin
The partial veto power, even after its reductions in 1990 and 2008, remains a potent tool that is exclusive to...
Illinois Raises Tobacco Age
A new law makes Illinois the eighth state to raise the minimum age requirement to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Last year,...
Governor Veto Power in Wisconsin
History of the partial veto
The governor of Wisconsin has always had package veto power, which, until the early 1900s, proved sufficient as a check...
Illinois Considering Statewide Plastic Bag Tax
In response to Illinois’ budget crisis, there have been a number of proposals discussed to increase the state’s revenue. Two proposals would make Illinois...
