As highlighted in the recently distributed UTA Quarterly and this issue of the UTA eNews, thanks to our hard-working California lobbyist Michael Belote, Esq. – with bill language support from Andrew Boylan and Michelle Mierzwa – we were able to get some clean-up language added to address some of the...

By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist To call 2021 an unusual year in the Sacramento Capitol is like calling World War II the recent unpleasantness in Europe.  As this column is written, only a week remains before voting closes in the Gavin Newsom recall election.  That means...

By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington State Lobbyist For many of us that work in Washington, I’m sure there was hope that we wouldn’t see the likes of the 2021 Washington legislative session again.  Major policy decisions were made without in-person access.  Only Zoom meetings with lawmakers to explain...