Tag:Biden Administration

Old Laws Impede Energy Transition Efforts on Public Lands

Tommy Beaudreau, former deputy secretary at the Department of Interior and now a partner at WilmerHale, gave a lecture at the University of Colorado Law School on the challenges of pursuing energy transition policy on public lands.

New Trade Policies Focus on Tariffs

Just over a month into his second term, President Donald Trump has so far focused his trade policy on tariffs and a goal of reducing the U.S. trade deficit.

Trump Administration Institutes Seismic Shift in Energy Policy

President Trump issued a slew of executive orders aimed at increasing fossil fuel production and reversing the energy priorities of the Biden administration.

Intense opposition to U.S. Senate immigration deal quickly emerges

The proposed global security funding legislation that includes major bipartisan updates to immigration policy encountered opposition Monday.

Bipartisan deal to expand child tax credit, revive business tax breaks advances in Congress

A plan to temporarily expand the child tax credit and revive tax breaks for businesses received overwhelming bipartisan support in a committee vote Friday, a rare moment of compromise in a divided Congress that’s headed into a heated election year.

Employers with Illegal Non-Competes Face New Criminal Penalties in March

In March, Colorado employers will be subject to new criminal penalties, including up to 120 days in jail, for illegal non-compete agreements.

Federal Judge Invalidates Controversial Trump Clean Water Act Rule

A federal judge in Arizona nullified Monday the Trump-era rule that eliminated Clean Water Act protections for a huge swath of the West.

Effort to Remove Prosecution Power from Military Commanders Gains Congressional Momentum

Congress is moving closer to enacting legislation to remove the prosecution of felony crimes by members of the U.S. armed forces from the chain of command.