United States: Government Policy & Public Finance

The California Coastal Commission (the Commission) has long posed a significant hurdle to coastal housing production, even as state law has streamlined residential development elsewhere.

Ohio's 2026 primary elections have reshaped the political landscape, with Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton securing their party nominations for governor while numerous statewide officeholders seek new positions.

In this episode of the Bracewell Environmental Law Monitor, host Daniel Pope is joined by Shailesh Sahay and Stephen Wald to discuss how ESG compliance is evolving as California and international regulators...

Congress faces a critical decision about how to fund Homeland Security amid Senate gridlock. Should lawmakers bypass the traditional appropriations process through budget reconciliation...

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Molly R. Blessing, Vice President of Sustainability & Product Stewardship for the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA).

Nossaman's Government Relations & Regulation Group delivers a comprehensive digest of recent developments in campaign finance, lobbying compliance, election law and government ethics. This edition examines Colorado's transparency push for administration lobbyists, New Mexico's lawsuit against an anonymous lobbying group, and major federal court rulings affecting former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Louisiana's congressional redistricting.

A high-stakes procedural battle is unfolding in the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that could determine the near-term fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”).

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will examine legislative proposals to reform FDA regulation of foods, dietary supplements, and infant formula.

Alison Dreizen, Counsel in the Firm’s Corporate department was a guest on the latest episode of Bloomberg Law, where host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and legal scholars...