By Joe Dowley Joe Dowley served as Chief Counsel of the Committee on Ways & Means, U.S. House of Representatives when Congress last undertook fundamental tax reform. Here are a few of the reasons why Congress may undertake tax reform in 2013, together with why not rebuttals: To avoid the March 1st sequester ($100.9 billion… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2013
US House Ethics Committee Mandates Greater Transparency for Travel and Disclosure
Posted in Campaign FinanceBy Stefan Passantino In the past month, the United States House Committee on Ethics has issued two comprehensive “pink sheets” implementing new disclosure requirements for privately sponsored travel and for member finances. Both sets of requirements are designed to increase transparency and public trust in government but also provide significant compliance challenges for the private… Continue Reading
Charter Schools Newsletter: Inaugural Edition
Posted in Charter SchoolsBy Eric Tanenblatt The charter school movement is playing an increasingly visible role in education reform activity at the federal, state, and local level. To that end, we are excited to launch a new, quarterly newsletter that will serve as an opportunity to share updates and analysis of key and emerging legal and policy issues… Continue Reading
Prospects for Tax Reform are Improving
Posted in Budget, Congress, Legislation (Federal), Tax PolicyBy Joe Dowley Joe Dowley served as Chief Counsel of the Committee on Ways & Means, U.S. House of Representatives when Congress last undertook fundamental tax reform. One hesitates to predict these days what the new Congress might do in 2013-14. The past few years will not be marked by historians as a high water… Continue Reading
After ATRA: What’s in Store for Taxes?
Posted in Budget, Congress, Legislation (Federal), Tax PolicyUpdated: January 18, 3:20 pm By Joe Dowley Joe Dowley served as Chief Counsel of the Committee on Ways & Means, U.S. House of Representative when Congress last undertook fundamental tax reform. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the House Budget Committee, was quoted by BNA on Jan. 17th indicating that tax reform will go… Continue Reading
Weekly Health Policy Update: CMS Announced Approval of New ACOs
Posted in Health PolicyBy Elizabeth Carpenter Each week, our Health Policy team recaps recent health care developments in two reports, Weekly Health Care Wrap-Up and Health Insurance Exchanges: State of the States. Weekly Health Care Wrap-Up is our weekly look at regulatory developments affecting health care at the federal and state level. Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the approval of over 100… Continue Reading
API’s State of American Energy Report Touts Economic Impact of Oil and Gas Development
Posted in Energy PolicyBy Andrew Shaw The American Petroleum Institute (“API”) released today its 2013 State of American Energy Report. Consistent with recent analyses, API’s report takes a bullish perspective on the prospects for U.S. energy security over the coming decade due to increased domestic oil and gas production. In addition, API’s report touts the economic benefits of… Continue Reading
Weekly Health Policy Update: HHS Announced New Guidance for States
Posted in Health PolicyBy Elizabeth Carpenter Each week, our Health Policy team recaps recent health care developments in two reports, Weekly Health Care Wrap-Up and Health Insurance Exchanges: State of the States. Weekly Health Care Wrap-Up is our weekly look at regulatory developments affecting health care at the federal and state level. Last week, Congress passed legislation designed to avert the so-called “Fiscal Cliff” and HHS announced… Continue Reading
Aligning Standards: U.S., Canada Improve Regulatory Cooperation
Posted in Canada-U.S. Relations, TradeBy Emma Rigby Late last month, the U.S. and Canadian governments delivered on a promise to publish a progress report on efforts made to date to reform cross-border regulations. As part of the joint initiative, “Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council,” (RCC), launched in 2011 by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the report… Continue Reading