19
Jul
2016
The Republican Convention: The Trump Show
Posted On July 19, 2016  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

This week the Republican National Convention, being held in Cleveland, Ohio, takes the center stage of the political world. With the unpredictable Donald Trump as the GOP nominee, described by admirers and critics alike as a master showman, ratings for this convention could eclipse any in […]

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06
Jul
2016
Tax Blueprint Would Mean Big Changes for Real Estate
Posted On July 6, 2016  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) unveiled their long-awaited Blueprint for Tax Reform – the last piece in Speaker Ryan’s efforts to provide a policy agenda for the GOP’s House majority as they go into the 2016 elections – […]

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15
Jun
2016
Energy Bill Negotiations Prove Difficult Under Current Political Climate
Posted On June 15, 2016  By John Bryant  And has No Comment

The House moved one step closer to conferencing an energy bill with the Senate, but in the process added more controversial provisions to their underlying bill. Included in the amendment language – totaling over 800 pages – are several controversial items, many of which have garnered […]

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01
Jun
2016
State Races and Issues May Drive Voter Turnout In 2016
Posted On June 1, 2016  By Toby Burke  And has No Comment

As the nation’s major political parties prepare to gather in Cleveland and Philadelphia next month to nominate their respective candidates for president of the United States, tensions persists on both sides, with a disconnect between the mainstream GOP establishment and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, and […]

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18
May
2016
Trump, Ryan, and the House Republicans
Posted On May 18, 2016  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

It’s been a particularly dramatic and contentious election year thus far, and the road to November still has many miles to go. With the turmoil of the national political campaigns pounded into our consciousness by a constant media assault featuring businessman, television personality and author Donald […]

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04
May
2016
Giving Credit Where It’s Due: Accomplishments of the 114th Congress
Posted On May 4, 2016  By John Bryant  And has No Comment

The 114th Congress, which was gaveled into session in 2015, has largely been seen by the public as underachieving. To underscore this sentiment, a recent poll by Rasmussen Reports found that only 11 percent of likely U.S. voters think Congress is doing a good job. With […]

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20
Apr
2016
The P3 Opportunity/Challenge
Posted On April 20, 2016  By Jim Mulligan  And has No Comment

In the face of continued declining budgets at the federal, state, and local levels, combined with the increasing need to update and improve our aging and insufficient infrastructure, the growth of public-private partnerships (“P3s”) in the United States has significantly increased. While traditional public-private agreements are […]

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16
Mar
2016
Congress Continues Down the Road to Comprehensive Tax Reform
Posted On March 16, 2016  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

For some time now, NAIOP has been consistent in advising its membership that Congress would pursue comprehensive tax reform, despite the political hurdles that such an endeavor faces. With the unpredictability (some would say lunacy) of the presidential race as it currently stands, it is easy […]

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02
Mar
2016
Sustainable Supply of Freshwater is Critical for Economic Growth
Posted On March 2, 2016  By Toby Burke  And has No Comment

California grabbed national attention last year when the state took steps to address the state’s water shortage caused by the continued drought situation. However, maintaining a supply of freshwater for human consumption and use is not unique to California or the West. The debate on a […]

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17
Feb
2016
Obama’s Final Budget: A Scary Deal for Commercial Real Estate
Posted On February 17, 2016  By Aquiles Suarez  And has 8 Comments

Last week, President Obama submitted his FY 2017 federal budget proposals to Congress – the final such submission of his presidency. No matter where one might fall on the political spectrum, from an objective viewpoint the impact upon commercial real estate industry of some of the […]

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