31
Mar
2020
Governments Respond to COVID-19’s Economic Challenge
Posted On March 31, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

As our nation deals with business shutdowns, mandated stay-at-home orders, and other measures necessary to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, our economy is suffering damage at levels not seen since the Great Recession of 2008, and possibly the Great Depression. In an effort to […]

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05
Feb
2020
Working Together to Get the Job Done
Posted On February 5, 2020  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

“Washington, D.C., is a place that thinks it can operate in a vacuum,” said U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) to the NAIOP board of directors in a special meeting on Capitol Hill during the 2020 Chapter Leadership & Legislative Retreat. “Inside the Beltway, sometimes we think […]

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08
Jan
2020
Setting the Stage for a Successful CL&LR
Posted On January 8, 2020  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

Election year 2020 is beginning in uncertainty. The House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump, and the 100 members of the Senate will serve as the jurors in his impeachment trial. But it’s not clear when that trial will begin, or what format it will […]

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04
Dec
2019
Much More Than Impeachment Is Happening in Washington
Posted On December 4, 2019  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

The headlines out of the nation’s capital these days mostly concern impeachment as the House of Representatives races to try to complete that process before the end of the year. If the Democrat-controlled House approves any articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the proceedings would […]

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09
Jan
2019
Partial Government Shutdown Nearing Longest on Record
Posted On January 9, 2019  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

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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28
Nov
2018
Washington Begins Preparing for Divided Government in 2019
Posted On November 28, 2018  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

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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02
May
2018
CRE Awaits Corrections to Tax Reform Bill
Posted On May 2, 2018  By Alex Ford  And has No Comment

Last year, Congress achieved what few thought it could by passing a significant overhaul of our nation’s tax code. For the most part, commercial real estate professionals fared well. Crucial provisions and incentives were preserved, while tax rates were reduced. But as with any major piece […]

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19
Apr
2017
While Waiting for Tax Reform, Do Not Overlook Recent Victories
Posted On April 19, 2017  By Bruce A. Johnson  And has 1 Comment

Congress is in the middle of a two-week spring recess, after having spent the first three and a half months discussing different tax reform ideas and speculating about how the Trump White House and Senate Republicans will approach several controversial proposals contained in the House GOP’s […]

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