Guide to Florida Government COVID-19 Resources
Our Florida Government Relations team is actively monitoring legislative, regulatory and administrative changes in Florida related to the novel COVID-19…
Capitol Update – December 2, 2020
Senate President Wilton Simpson (R-Trilby) announced committee chairs and vice-chairs for the upcoming Legislative Session slated to begin March 2,…
News from Second & State
November 20, 2020 Weekly Wrap This was the last week of session for the 2019-2020 legislative session. New members will…
Capitol Update – November 20, 2020
Lawmakers, both returning and newly elected, returned to Tallahassee this week to participate in the 2020 Organizational Legislative Session where…
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November 13, 2020 Election Update Although Election Day was over a week ago, the results are still considered unofficial as…
News from Second & State – November 6, 2020 – Election Update
As of 1:30 p.m. 99.84% of precincts (in-person ballots) are reporting. 2,518,569 mail-in ballots have been counted (95.71%) and there…
News from Second & State – November 5, 2020 – Election Update
As of 5:30 p.m. 99.98% of precincts (in-person ballots) are reporting. 2,288,277 mail-in ballots have been counted (87.52%) and there…
News from Second & State – November 4, 2020 – Election Update
Although the polls closed in Pennsylvania at 8:00 p.m. last night, the 2020 General Election is far from over in…
Florida Capitol Update – 2020 Election Update and Results
On Tuesday, November 3rd, Americans across the nation exercised our most important right as citizens – the right to vote.…
Florida Capitol Update – 2020 Pre-Election Edition
On Tuesday, November 3rd, Americans across the nation will exercise our most important right as citizens – the right to…
2020 Pre-Election Guide and Analysis – Buchanan Federal Government Relations
Just days before Election Day, and with more than 80 million votes already cast, the outcome of the 2020 general…
News From Second & State: 2020 Pre-Election Edition
Tuesday, November 3 is Election Day in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States. In this year’s general election, Pennsylvanians will…
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Weekly Wrap The House of Representatives and Senate held three session days this week to cap off the last scheduled…
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Weekly Wrap While the Senate was in session for two days this week, it was actions by the Governor and…
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Weekly Wrap The House’s session week began on Tuesday, with the House Health Committee reporting out the following bills: S.B.…
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Weekly Wrap It was a mixed bag at the Capitol this week, as the Senate was in session on Monday…
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Weekly Wrap Although the House of Representatives were in session, this week’s news cycle was dominated by the judicial and…
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Weekly Wrap Summer recess has come to an end in the state capitol, as the Senate returned to Harrisburg on…
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Weekly Wrap The week began with Governor Tom Wolf signing a second renewal of his 90-day disaster declaration for the…
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Weekly Wrap While Monday was relatively slow under the Capitol dome, Governor Wolf made news when he vetoed H.R. 836…
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Weekly Wrap This week started with some big news from the House Republican caucus. Last week, the former Majority Leader…
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Weekly Wrap As the Commonwealth continues to recover from COVID-19, the Governor announced on Friday that eight more counties would…
News From Second & State
Due to uncertainties in available future revenue due to COVID-19, an early and partial budget is heading to the Governor’s…
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Weekly Wrap On Friday afternoon, Governor Wolf announced eight additional counties will move to the yellow phase of reopening and…
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Weekly Wrap On Friday afternoon, Governor Wolf announced that 12 more counties will enter the yellow phase of reopening on…
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Weekly Wrap On Monday, Governor Tom Wolf provided guidance that details procedures businesses must follow to conduct in-person operations in counties that…
COVID-19 and the Florida Budget
Florida, our nation, and, indeed, the world are facing unprecedented times. The Governor and his team have steadily guided the…
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Weekly Wrap The first steps taken to reopen the state during the COVID-19 pandemic occurred on April 20, when Governor…
News from Second & State – COVID-19 Update
Weekly Wrap Not surprisingly, most of this week’s news continued to focus on COVID-19. On Friday afternoon—at the end of…
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Weekly Wrap The House of Representatives and Senate held session on two days this week, beginning on Monday when three…
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Weekly Wrap On Wednesday, Governor Tom Wolf and the Secretary of Health finally announced that all 67 counties in the…
News from Second & State – COVID-19 Update
Our Pennsylvania state government relations team is actively monitoring legislative, regulatory and administrative changes in Pennsylvania related to COVID-19. They’ll…
Senate Passes PHASE III of COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package
The Senate unanimously passed – and the President is expected to sign into law following House passage later this week…
COVID-19: Federal Government Update and Look Ahead
As you are aware, federal, state and local governments are implementing measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Already Congress has…
News from Second & State – COVID-19 Update
Administration Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 response began on March 6, when Governor Tom Wolf announced the first two presumptive positive cases in…
COVID-19: Pennsylvania Statewide Measures and Local Government Initiatives
Administration On March 6, Governor Wolf announced the first two presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania, and subsequently signed…
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Both the House of Representatives and Senate will be in session next week for the first voting session days since…
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Weekly Wrap This was the last week of budget hearings, as the House and Senate Appropriations Committees heard testimony on…
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Weekly Wrap The House and Senate Appropriations Committees were back in Harrisburg this week, as they held budget hearings to…
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Weekly Wrap This week was the start of budget hearings, where the House and Senate Appropriations Committees examine the Governor’s…
Worth Another Look: 2020-21 Budget, Jobs that Pay
Once again, Governor Wolf’s annual budget address was highlighted by three themes: “Schools that Teach,” “Jobs that Pay” and “Government…
Worth Another Look: 2020-21 Budget, Government that Works
Once again, Governor Wolf’s annual budget address was highlighted by three themes: “Schools that Teach,” “Jobs that Pay” and “Government…
Worth Another Look: 2020-21 Budget, Schools That Teach
Once again, Governor Wolf’s annual budget address was highlighted by three themes: “Schools that Teach,” “Jobs that Pay” and Government…
News from Second & State – Governor Wolf’s Budget Address
Governor Tom Wolf delivered his sixth budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly. While he didn’t say…
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Weekly Wrap The Senate returned to Harrisburg this week after their winter break, and the first order of business was…
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Weekly Wrap When the House of Representatives is in session, it’s typically what happens inside the Capitol that garners all…
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Weekly Wrap The House of Representatives’ first voting session week of 2020 kicked off on Monday with the House Environmental…
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Weekly Wrap Welcome back! The legislature returned from the holiday break this week, as both the House of Representatives and…