Articles

12.21.16

California's Coming $20 Billion Healthcare Emergency

California is facing a $20 billion healthcare emergency. That’s how much the state stands to lose in annual federal spending if Republicans repeal the Affordable Care Act.   Putting this in perspective, $20 billion represents nearly 18% of all state general fund spending, projected at ...


08.15.12

Regulatory: Public Policy as a Solution, Not Just a Problem

In our recent series of articles we have discussed the impact that government policy is having on client's operations, opportunities and, ultimately, their bottom line. We have explored how everything from environmental policy to changing community redevelopment strategies affects the costs of ...


08.01.12

Regulatory: Do You Need a Consultant or a Lobbyist?

As the interactions between business and government become more complex and fall under a wider and wider net, the need to hire government affairs specialists has increased proportionally. The influence of government is not just on politics, it is on policy and specifically, the policies that impact ...


06.06.12

Regulatory: Why California's Cap and Trade Program Impacts Every Business

The January 2013 start of California’s first-in-the-nation program to cap greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and create a market to buy and sell carbon emissions is receiving daily attention from regulators, environmentalists and California’s industrial sector. Stakeholders and industry ...