Worldwide: Government Policy & Public Finance

Congressional Republicans are navigating complex budget reconciliation processes to fund immigration enforcement agencies while some members push for a third reconciliation bill focused on healthcare and other policy priorities. The partial DHS shutdown resolution left ICE and CBP unfunded, prompting alternative legislative strategies that face internal party disagreements over spending allocations and policy inclusions.

Ohio has opened a 30-day window for stakeholders to nominate census tracts for the next generation of federal opportunity zone designations, with the state projected to have 62 fewer zones than the original program.

In this episode of AI Security and the Law, hosts Stephen Lilley and Veronica Glick sit down with Daniel Castro, President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)...

The Office of Management and Budget has proposed a sweeping overhaul of federal financial assistance regulations that would dramatically expand agencies' authority to terminate awards, impose mandatory pre-issuance...

New York State has formally enacted a $150 million expansion of the Broadway Tax Credit program as part of its FY 2027 budget, bringing total state commitment to approximately $550 million since 2021.

On June 8, 2026, in State of California et al. v. Markwayne Mullin et al., the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts issued a decision, vacating the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy implementing...

As the Trump Administration pursues federal downsizing through executive orders, government contractors face a shifting landscape where opportunities may increasingly move from federal agencies to state and local governments.

The EPA has proposed two significant rules that could fundamentally reshape federal PFAS regulations, potentially altering the 2024 drinking water standards that govern maximum contaminant levels...

Senators Chris Coons and Jon Husted have introduced bipartisan legislation to formally authorize and strengthen the EPA's Safer Choice Program, which has operated for decades without congressional authorization.