United States: Fiscal & Monetary Policy

The U.S. Department of Justice's April 2026 rescheduling of medical cannabis to Schedule III has fundamentally altered the regulatory and financial landscape for cannabis businesses.

Congress faces mounting challenges as partisan divisions over the Trump Administration's proposed anti-weaponization fund stall FY26 funding negotiations and complicate the FY27 appropriations process.

Our Legislative & Public Policy team is pleased to provide the May 2026 edition of Capital Snapshot, which includes a monthly summary of the issues, events, and timelines driving federal policy and political decisions.

Explore critical insights across multiple sectors including Middle East construction challenges amid regional conflict, the intersection of financial reporting valuations and tax compliance, large-scale financial remediation strategies for overdraft fee disputes, and strategic healthcare real estate investment forecasts for 2026. These analyses examine how geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory scrutiny, and evolving market dynamics shape business decisions and operational strategies.

Orders automatic, across-the-board spending cuts to non-exempt direct spending programs for fiscal year 2027, as required by law, with reductions applied uniformly based on calculations issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...

Iowa's Senate has advanced a revised property tax proposal that modifies the state's rollback system and introduces age-based homestead exemptions, while the House pursues a different approach with stricter revenue caps.

The Lobby Shop team turns their focus on the ongoing budget reconciliation process in Congress that will shape the Trump administration's economic agenda.

In this episode of GeTtin' SALTy, host Nikki Dobay is joined by Max Martin, Director of Tax and Fiscal Policy at the Association of Washington Business, to discuss Washington's legislative session...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on March 25, 2025, published a notice titled "Compliance Reviews and Related Recoupment Efforts," informing all Coronavirus...