NC Legislative Update – Budget Release – 9.19.23
Attached are the budget and conference report. The relevant provisions for CRMCA are as follows:  EV Mandates Banned – Section Section 12.6(a) – Page 358 (legislation) Short-term car rental (Uber) tax – Section 42.19(a) – Page 606 Workforce Initiative – NC Community Colleges received the grant program in Section 6.5 on Page 69 General Maintenance – Additional...
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NC Legislative Updates – 9.15.23
Activity Updates/Bills and Legislation NCGA Activity/Budget Over the month, the NCGA has met just 2 days to hold committee meetings and vote on legislation. Because the bodies could not agree on a budget, the Senate stopped holding committee meetings and there was not much else for the House to take up policy wise. At the...
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SC Legislative Update – 9.15.23
SC Legislative Update By Ben Homeyer Updated budget number from the BEA Workforce development was a hot topic this week.  Governor McMaster held a press conference to announce the continuation of the technical college tuition program.  Governor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Technical College System today announced that 32,426 South Carolinians have earned an industry...
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SC Legislative Update – 9.4.23
SC Legislative Update By Ben Homeyer Updated budget number from the BEA For context, here’s a reminder of what Legislators had to appropriate last year: FY23-24 – One time: GF Surplus – $3,300,000,000 – after backing out $1.3B in CASH for Scout Motors, it’s a net $2,000,000,000 CRF – $210,000,000 Total One-time (net of Scout):...
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OMB Issues Final Ruling to Buy America Requirements
Please find the below update from NAPA, NSSGA, NRMCA and PCA on Buy America On August 14, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)  issued a final rule implementing the Build America, Buy America sourcing requirements for federal infrastructure investment. The new guidance includes extensive clarification to ensure federal, state and local agencies do not place...
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