http://www.nelsonmullins.com/news/nelson-mullins-newsletter.cfmNelson Mullins Newsletters RSS Feed Lawmakers returned today for Legislative Day 25.  Budget issues continued to percolate over the long weekend.  The news continues to be rather grim.  Below are a few highlights of the day's activities. Floor News Senate The Senate had the following Bills on its Floor today: SB 3 ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gold-dome-report-for-march-16-2010 2010-03-17T00:00:00-04:00 Gold Dome Report for March 16, 2010 EPA submits final rule which governs construction renovations to OMB for review  On February 25, the EPA submitted its final rule to revise the 2008 Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (RRP) to OMB for review.  The EPA's program, established in 2008, addresses lead-based paint h ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/sbcrr_alert_03-16-2010 2010-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 Latest Small Business Regulatory Roundup Greetings from the Gold Dome!  Lawmakers scratched their heads a little harder today – the Governor lowered his revenue estimates for the FY 2010 Amended and FY 2011 Budgets.  In the revised estimate, Governor Perdue reduced the revenues by approximately $343 million for the FY 2010 ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gold-dome-report-for-march-11-2010 2010-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 Gold Dome Report for March 11, 2010 March 2010 – Vol. 3, No. 4 Henry M. Burwell - Editor in Chief  Stefania R. Bondurant - Co editor  Editorial Board Tom Bardo Jamilia Smith June Towery   ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/immigration-compliance-bulletin-vol-3-no-4 2010-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 Immigration Compliance Bulletin -- Vol. 3, No. 4 What Winter? Team Wilkins just returned from a most productive and action-packed few days in Ottawa where we were blessed to see a lot of folks!  (Yes, get ready for some heavy name dropping…) But first, we have to confess to being a bit bitter about the perfect, warm sunny weathe ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/carolina-canada-connections-vol-2-no-8 2010-03-12T00:00:00-04:00 Carolina-Canada Connections -- Vol. 2, No. 8 Lawmakers returned to the Capitol today to tackle another day's work despite the soggy weather.  On hand were numerous constituent groups including various representatives from the nursing profession.  Today was also Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Day at the Capitol. Lawmak ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gold-dome-report-for-march-10-2010 2010-03-11T00:00:00-04:00 Gold Dome Report for March 10, 2010 There was a tea party of sorts today at the Capitol.  Members of the group, Americans for Prosperity, were present protesting new taxes; instead, this group proposes imposition of the "Fair Tax."  Some of these folks turned out in response to yesterday's rally to impose an increase on Geor ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gold-dome-report-for-march-9-2010 2010-03-10T00:00:00-04:00 Gold Dome Report for March 9, 2010 Lawmakers returned in force today after the two-week recess called so that Appropriations Committees could work on the State's Budgets.  Lawmakers are fretting about what to do in order to meet the needs of the State while not gutting entire programs or imposing new taxes.  There are no ea ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gold-dome-report-for-march-8-2010 2010-03-09T00:00:00-04:00 Gold Dome Report for March 8, 2010 Henry M. Burwell - Editor in Chief  Stefania R. Bondurant - Co editor  Editorial Board Tom Bardo Jamilia Smith June Towery   ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/eicb_alert_3-8-2010 2010-03-08T00:00:00-04:00 Employer Immigration Compliance Bulletin -- ALERT The Opportunity: Failed Bank Purchases Many believe that the current pace of bank failures has created a once-in-a-generation buying opportunity. At year-end 2009, financial institutions with assets below a billion dollars and between one billion and ten billion were experiencing higher percentage ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/bank_notes_3-8-2010 2010-03-08T00:00:00-04:00 A Novel Approach to Failed Bank Acquisitions