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2015 General Assembly Halftime Report
The 2015 General Assembly Session has just two full weeks left but there have been some big issues on the table so far. Below are the highlights of just a few key areas. Budget Just-in-time for the release of the respective House and Senate amendments to the fiscal...
Fred Helm Elected Chairman of the Virginia Lottery Board
Richmond – Today Kemper Consulting Vice President and Counsel, Fred Helm, was elected Chairman of the Virginia Lottery Board. Mr. Helm was appointed by Governor McDonnell in 2014 to a five-year term ending on June 30, 2018. The Virginia Lottery Board consists of...
Gov McAuliffe Announces Amendments to FY15-16 Budget
This morning in Richmond, Governor Terry McAuliffe introduced his amendments to the current fiscal years 2015 and 2016 biennial budget. As you remember, falling revenues lead to a biennial shortfall of $2.4 billion. Over the course of the last year, including...
Kemper Consulting again named to U.S. News “Tier One” Firms
Norfolk, VA – Today Kemper Consulting was again named a “Tier One” firm in the Government Relations Practice area in the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers 2015 “Best Law Firms” rankings. These two publications have issued the law firm rankings for the...
Virginia October Revenue Report
On Thursday October 16, the Senate Finance Committee met and heard two presentations regarding Virginia’s current budget. First, Secretary of Finance, Ric Brown, shared the full details of the September revenue report. While he expressed caution September’s revenues...
September 18 Special Session
This afternoon and evening in Richmond, the House and Senate adopted legislation, HB 5010, encompassing the budget agreement agreed to by Governor Terry McAuliffe and senior legislators. As reported by Kemper Consulting on Monday, September 15, the budget agreement...