by Dawn Bauman, CAE and C. Scott Canady | Jan 21, 2021 | Federal Advocacy
Yesterday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took their oaths of office. Within hours, the new president introduced an emergency legislative package and signed 17 executive actions, including the following related to the extension of the nationwide...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jan 18, 2021 | Community Association Guidance
Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, which I think could not have come at a more appropriate time. Now more than ever, we should be reminded of how our country needs unity and not division. Dr. King Jr. championed seeing past our differences and...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jan 8, 2021 | Federal Advocacy
The Small Business Administration and U.S. Treasury Department released new regulations on the expanded Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as amended through the “Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act.” The new regulations expand...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jan 7, 2021 | Federal Advocacy, State Advocacy
All 50 U.S. state legislatures will be in session this year. With the majority convening in January and adjourning by the end of May—30 states have sessions lasting less than 120 days— it is likely that most will spend much of their time at first considering...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE and Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Dec 31, 2020 | Federal Advocacy, State Advocacy
With just hours left in 2020, CAI’s Government and Public Affairs team would like to thank its Legislative Action Committees (LACs), volunteer advocates, and our members who continually supported and advocated on behalf of the 73.5 million Americans living in...