Bill Swindell

4 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Andrew Oxford |Bill Swindell |Bernie Kohn

Covid-19 was ripping across the world, California was urging residents to stay home, and it was all getting in Elon Musk’s way. Determined not to let pandemic precautions dent factory production, the CEO of Tesla Inc. reopened the company’s Bay Area production plant, flouting local policies. “F*ck Elon Musk,” Lorena Gonzalez, then a California state assembly member, posted to Twitter on May 9, 2020. Gonzalez’s comment broke with Democratic orthodoxy.

2 months ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Zach Williams |Bill Swindell

New York lawmakers are divided on a proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to send households checks for as much as $500 and are calling for income tax increases as the state faces fiscal uncertainty. While the Assembly backed Hochul’s measure in the budget resolution it released late Monday, the Senate wants the rebates to be limited to senior taxpayers, ages 63 or older. Both chambers also called to raise income taxes on high earners and large companies.

2 months ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Zach Williams |Bill Swindell

New York lawmakers are divided on a proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to send households checks for as much as $500 and are calling for income tax increases as the state faces fiscal uncertainty. While the Assembly backed Hochul’s measure in the budget resolution it released late Monday, the Senate wants the rebates to be limited to senior taxpayers, ages 63 or older. Both chambers also called to raise income taxes on high earners and large companies.

Feb 11, 2025 | news.bgov.com | Brenna Goth |Bill Swindell |Loren Duggan

Border state governors and business leaders are making their case that new tariffs on Canada and Mexico will disrupt local industries from electric vehicles to lobster. President Donald Trump targeted the two countries in his early trade policies, though he delayed until March 4 an additional 25% tariff he planned on most imports. An extra 10% tariff on imports from China went into effect this month.

Feb 3, 2025 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Brenna Goth |Bill Swindell |Cheryl C. Saenz

Republican-led states are pledging their resources to support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts, setting up a likely legal clash with immigrant advocates who say some measures violate the law. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Sunday he signed an agreement with the Customs and Border Protection allowing the Texas National Guard to make immigration arrests.