2020 was a year full of uncertainties and the COVID-19 pandemic forced almost 70 percent of public affairs professionals to dramatically shift the way they do their jobs. That is according to a new survey of over 300 public affairs professionals representing every industry of the global economy conducted by FiscalNote and CQ Roll Call. […]
Here’s What You Need To Know Driven by the emergence of new technology and online connectivity, the world is in the midst of the next economic revolution. As of 2018, 7 of the 10 most valuable companies in the world were a part of the platform economy. This rapid ascent has put private sector entities, […]
Trends in Energy: What To Expect in 2021 1. Biden Administration Makeup Signals a Whole of Government Approach to Climate Greens Groups Look To Exert Influence In Biden Administration In Traditional Energy Positions And Beyond. As President-elect Biden began the process of selecting his senior White House staff and Cabinet nominees, environmental groups were assessing […]
Here’s What You Need To Know These last two months of the Trump Administration have been very different than what the country is accustomed to seeing during a presidential transition period, with serious and weighty issues at hand when it comes to the peaceful transition of power that is a cornerstone of our democracy. While […]
Here’s What You Need to Know As the first COVID-19 vaccines were delivered this week, pharmaceutical industry leaders recognize that there are still many challenges ahead. While the industry overcame the herculean task of developing and distributing a vaccine in unprecedented time, the pandemic has brought previously obscure issues such as international patent rights and […]
Here’s What You Need To Know As the dust settles on the election results, it is clear that regardless of the outcomes in the Georgia Senate runoffs, President-elect Biden will face the most closely divided government in 20 years, with the thinnest margins separating the parties in Congress since President Bush took office in 2000. […]
Here’s What You Need To Know In the 2020 general election, voters considered 120 statewide ballot initiatives on matters ranging from legalizing heroin in Oregon to taxing oil companies in Alaska. But perhaps the biggest changes came in measures governing labor practices. From Florida’s passage of a $15/hour minimum wage to California voters’ overwhelmingly passing […]
It may be some time until we know for sure who will be sworn in as president on January 20, 2021, but behind the scenes both candidates’ teams are preparing for the transition in earnest. Even when the election outcome is clear, “The Swamp” is never murkier than in the heat of a presidential transition. […]
Over the past several weeks, we have dived deep into the increasingly permanent state of regulatory uncertainty in Washington. Besides perhaps trade policy, there is no arena in which this state is more prevalent than the various and sometimes obscure environmental rules that govern everything from energy to agriculture to transportation to infrastructure to manufacturing […]
Trends in Energy Infrastructure: October Update Rockefeller Oil Heirs Add More Fuel to the Divestment Fire Amidst Increased Financial Activism Among Business Community Rockefeller Family Founds BankFWD In Newest Divestment Push. The Rockefeller family and its associated funds have long been aggressive funders of environmentalism and supporters of the divestment movement. For years, the Rockefeller […]