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“Building the Dragon:” Making Your Time Work for You In Between Legislative Session

Uniquely, Texas legislative sessions are 140 days every other year. It is crucial that organizations…

May 20, 2026

Maine’s Near-Miss on Data Center Moratorium Is Wake-Up Call to Industry

Maine’s legislature passed the nation’s first statewide moratorium on large data centers, which the…

Congress May Be Building a New Incentive Framework for Domestic Robotics Manufacturing. Here’s What It Could Look Like.

On March 17, 2026 the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Prote…

Opening Potential Opportunities for Industry, President Trump Takes Action Under DPA to Unlock Federal Funding for Energy Infrastructure Projects

Companies in the energy industry — especially those involving coal, natural gas, grid infrastructure…

FERC Announces Intent to Act on Rulemaking Proceeding to Facilitate Electric Service to AI Data Centers, Other Large Loads

During its April 2026 open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order …

Gov. Jim Hodges, President of McGuireWoods Consulting LLC

Market Mentor: A Former Governor’s Thoughts on State Government Relations

In the dynamic world of state government relations, it is vital for organizations, lobbyists and dec…

public affairs

How Public Affairs Can Increase a Company’s Bottom Line

The ever-changing political and economic landscape poses many questions for both new and established…

Gov. J.B. Pritzker FY 2027 Budget Proposal

On Feb. 18, 2026, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his annual State of the State and budget address.…

McGuireWoods Consulting Secures Over $20M in Appropriations Funding for Clients

With President Trump’s signing of the final appropriations package on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, McGuire…

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President Trump Announces the “Great Healthcare Plan”

On Jan. 15, 2026, President Trump announced his “Great Healthcare Plan.” The plan focuses on four pr…

Virginia Receives $189 Million in Health Care Grant Funds

On Dec. 29, 2025, Virginia was awarded $189,544,888 in health care funding from the Centers for Medi…

Executive Order Targets State AI Regulation Through Federal Preemption

On Dec. 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order asserting broad federal authority over t…

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Announce Rural Health Transformation Program Funding

On Dec. 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that all 50 states…

U.S. House Advances Grid Reliability and Supply Chain Legislation Amid Rising AI/Data Center Load

On Dec. 11, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills to address rising electricity d…

BIOSECURE Act Included in the National Defense Authorization Act

On Dec. 10, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a compromise version of the fiscal year 2026 N…

2025 Illinois General Assembly Veto Session Report

The Illinois General Assembly concluded a two-week fall veto session in the early morning hours of F…

Government Funding: Senate Passes Three New Appropriations Bills and Continuing Resolution

On Nov. 12, 2025, the president signed into law three appropriations bills to partially fund the gov…

Senate Releases Bipartisan Draft to Regulate Digital Commodity Markets

Overview On Nov. 10, 2025, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-AR, and Sen. Cory B…

2025 Election Results in Virginia

On Nov. 4, 2025, Virginia voters elected a new governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and m…

The Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act: Where We Are and What’s Next

Senate Version House Version Differences Between the House and Senate Versions The National Defense…

Virginia 2025 Election Update

On Nov. 4, 2025, Virginia will hold general elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney ge…

BIOSECURE Act Included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026

A revised version of the BIOSECURE Act is included in the Senate-passed version of the National Defe…

Facebook Groups & The Unseen Network

The town square is not only online, but often out of sight. Facebook Groups often operate as an unse…

Rural Health Transformation Fund Application Process Opens

On Sept. 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Notice of Funding…

What Happens in a Government Shutdown

When Congress fails to appropriate funding for the government by the of the next fiscal year on Oct.…