It is early in the year, but two legislatures have already begun considering data privacy and financial disclosure bills.  California isn’t done legislating in this area and other States are already following in California’s footsteps.       Data Privacy  California AB…

To illustrate the unprecedented current environment on Capitol Hill, the recently released Senate legislative calendar for 2020 includes a blank space for the month of January. Of course, the big unknown is the possible Impeachment Trial, which may take up…

Only seven state legislatures are still in regular session. Now that the dust has pretty much settled, lobbyists and legislators are beginning to plan their next moves. The Council of State Governments (CSG) is scheduled to meet December 4-7 for…

Warning bells are sounding on the other side of the Atlantic. The Daily Mail headline screamed “RNLI buys burkinis for Africans as it axes 100 UK jobs: How £3.3million of donations to lifeboat charity are spent abroad including aid for…