OUR PERSPECTIVES

For the last decade, Congress has been able to pass the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) – a compilation of updates to water...

As the House of Representatives has paused legislative business while it elects (or doesn’t elect) a new Speaker of the House, the...

Companies are on the cusp of a significant transformation in climate-related financial regulations. The US Securities and Exchange...

When Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected Speaker of the House in January (after fifteen rounds of voting), I wrote that it was...

Although Congress was able to narrowly avoid a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution just hours before the start of the...

Now that a motion to vacate the chair has officially removed the Speaker from his elected leadership position, House Republicans have the...

The last-minute strategy shift by House Republican leadership to pass an extension of current funding (through a 45-day continuing...

The ongoing "negotiations" to find and pass a solution to avoid a government shutdown (with only three legislative days left) continues...

With 4 voting days (and Saturday) remaining to avoid a government shutdown, the prospects for doing so look grim. Many on Capitol Hill...

In an increasingly complex legislative and regulatory environment, there remains considerable focus on a range of trade issues that are...

With only 12 legislative days left for the Congress to pass (and the President to sign into law) an extension of federal funding and...

September is National Preparedness Month. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), the U.S. has already...

In a game of “will they, won’t they” on the brink of a government shutdown, agencies are preparing for a worst-case scenario. Every time...

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced last week that they would extend exclusions for Section 301 tariffs on products...

The outdoor recreation, public lands, and conservation policy space has a lot of issues to monitor on the horizon. While the 2024...

As summer comes to an end and Members of Congress begin returning to D.C. next week, appropriations work is about to take off. Congress...

Even without Donald Trump attending the debate, the focus will largely remain on the former President. And, while this debate represents...

In the world of effective advocacy, building strong and lasting relationships with policymakers and staff is critical for success. If you...

Sometimes getting from Point A to Point B takes a number of indirect paths that are critical to the success of any advocacy effort. Too...

Regions across the country are breaking heat records left and right in a trend that doesn’t seem to be going away. President Biden’s...