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  • White House
    September 17, 2024

    Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda Highlights Biden Administration’s Priorities

    By Basil Thomson

    On July 5, the Biden administration released the Spring 2024 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Action (Regulatory Agenda), providing insights on more than 3,500 rules at various stages of the rulemaking process across more than 60 federal departments, agencies [...]

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    August 15, 2024

    Labor Policy Updates from the First Half of 2024

    By Basil Thomson

    Jarosław Kwoczała/Unsplash The Biden administration and the Supreme Court had a busy first half of 2024, issuing several regulations and court decisions that will impact labor and employment policy and required compliance for TCIA members. The TCIA government-relations [...]

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  • White House
    July 12, 2024

    Proposed Farm Bill Addresses Vegetation Management and Pesticide Use

    By Basil Thomson

    After nearly a year of discussions and preparations, on May 24, 2024, the House Committee on Agriculture approved legislation to reauthorize the Farm Bill, sending the bill to the House floor for a potential vote. The House version of the [...]

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  • September 1, 2022

    Reconciling the Gap in Federal/State Marijuana Laws

    By Basil Thomson

    As Congress feverishly rushed to finish up some critical legislative priorities before decamping for home for their annual August recess, they found time to initiate preliminary action to address the expanding policy gap between states that allow for the medical [...]

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  • August 1, 2022

    Biden Administration Updates Its Regulatory Plan for the Remainder of 2022

    By Basil Thomson

    On June 21, 2022, the Biden administration released its Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, providing a detailed glimpse into the regulatory and deregulatory activities under development across approximately 67 federal departments, agencies and commissions. These semi-annual [...]

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