“The president struck the right tone in his State of the Union on Tuesday night,” said Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) in an address to the NAIOP Board of Directors during their annual meeting on Capitol Hill. “He’s right that more things unite us than divide us, […]
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The eyes of the political world were focused on Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night, as President Donald Trump went to Congress to deliver the annual State of the Union address. But before the president hit Capitol Hill, NAIOP members enjoyed an insider preview about pressing issues […]
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Government shutdowns are always an inconvenience but seldom rise to the level of an “emergency.” But amid increased airport wait times, food stamp funding on the verge of expiring, and hundreds of thousands of federal employees left uncertain about their next paycheck, the effects of the […]
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and United States Army Corps of Engineers (U.S. ACE) proposed a new definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) on December 11, 2018. The significance of this proposal is that WOTUS are the waters that these agencies […]
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Policymakers in Washington often talk about using public-private partnerships to boost infrastructure spending and unlock value. Here in the Chicago area, local communities have actively and successfully implemented PPPs for years, largely in the form of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts. A new study just released […]
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The outgoing Republican-led Congress still has some business to finish before the end of the year. For starters, Congress needs to pass appropriations for the departments of Treasury, Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, State, the Interior, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development by December 7. For his part, […]
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The much-anticipated midterm congressional races are over, and as is normal in the aftermath of every election, each side is trying to claim victory. Aside from some individual races, however, the overall outcome is as many had expected: Democrats won control of the House and Republicans […]
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The most dangerous point in a recovery can be shortly after economic activity starts looking better. It can be tempting to think the hard work is done and that maybe the outlook will just keep improving, even without a continued focus on revitalization. This is exactly […]
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The United States, Mexico and Canada will join in a trade deal that updates the existing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with the U.S. and Canada coming to agreement just before the self-imposed September 30 deadline and avoiding what could have developed into a costly […]
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The explosion of the e-commerce industry has dominated headlines for the past two decades, and it’s only accelerating. Yet, despite the colossal spike in online sales revenue, Congress hasn’t taken any action in the past 26 years on internet sales taxes — until now. The recent […]
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