05
Jan
2022
State Advocacy Essential for NAIOP Chapters in 2022
Posted On January 5, 2022  By Toby Burke  And has 2 Comments

As the new year begins, lawmakers will begin returning to their chambers to discuss and debate numerous pieces of legislation. Congress is currently focused on President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better initiative and voting rights legislation, but conventional wisdom suggest that passage of meaningful, nonpartisan legislation […]

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15
Dec
2021
The Role of State and Local Governments in Spurring Economic Development
Posted On December 15, 2021  By Toby Burke  And has 1 Comment

Real estate developers and owners provide the commercial and residential space for individuals to live, work and play. State and local governments can play an important role in supporting this through incentives and other measures that ensure development projects financially “pencil” and are economically sustainable over […]

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01
Dec
2021
State Governments Adopt Building Electrification Mandates
Posted On December 1, 2021  By Toby Burke  And has 4 Comments

The debate on greenhouse gases and climate change is occurring at every level of government within the United States. Many states have initiated mandates calling for commercial building owners to gradually reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and eventually become net-zero by certain dates as part of […]

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17
Nov
2021
What’s in the Infrastructure Bill
Posted On November 17, 2021  By Aquiles Suarez  And has 2 Comments

Finally, after months of political gamesmanship between progressives and moderates in the Democratic party, the House of Representatives on Nov. 5 passed H.R 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law this Monday. The Senate passed the bill on Aug. […]

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03
Nov
2021
Local Reliance on Property Tax Revenue
Posted On November 3, 2021  By Toby Burke  And has 3 Comments

Every local government in the United States is required to operate under a balanced budget where incoming revenues equal outgoing expenditures. The National League of Cities has referred to these local budget as “political instrument(s)” that governs public policy priorities, funds government services and programs, sets spending […]

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20
Oct
2021
Will Virginia Governor’s Race Nudge Congressional Democrats on Infrastructure Bill?
Posted On October 20, 2021  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Anyone who has been following the ongoing saga of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda in Congress is well aware of the deep divisions between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic party on key elements of that agenda. Progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives […]

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06
Oct
2021
Reality Finally Intruding on Washington’s Political Theater
Posted On October 6, 2021  By Aquiles Suarez  And has 2 Comments

Even by Washington’s standards, the level of political theater surrounding President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda on infrastructure, climate and expansion of government social spending programs has been extraordinary. The same can be said about the ongoing debate over raising the nation’s debt ceiling, with even more […]

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15
Sep
2021
Redistricting Could Work Against Congressional Democrats in 2022
Posted On September 15, 2021  By Toby Burke  And has 1 Comment

Democrats in Congress are currently debating President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion human infrastructure plan which will probably include one of the largest tax increases in generations. Both Republicans and Democrats know that this will be a major issue in next year’s midterm elections, with Republicans expecting […]

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08
Sep
2021
Federal Legislative Update
Posted On September 8, 2021  By Jessica Spaulding  And has 3 Comments

While NAIOP has a wide-ranging government affairs agenda, the two hottest areas of focus right now are the bipartisan infrastructure deal, which accounts for $1 trillion in “physical infrastructure,” and the budget reconciliation bill, which allocates $3.5 trillion toward “human infrastructure.” At NAIOP’s I.CON West last […]

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18
Aug
2021
State and Local Governments Receive Federal Recovery Funds Under Interim Rule
Posted On August 18, 2021  By Toby Burke  And has 12 Comments

The federal government has provided additional support for state and local governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) into law on March 11, which established the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The new federal […]

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