Insights

Election years are key times for corporations, associations and nonprofit organizations to engage with candidates and officeholders who can impact important policy decisions. Supporting candidates through direct campaign contributions or indirectly through SuperPACs or other independent advocacy efforts can help your organization secure “a seat at the table.” 

For many corporations, associations, and nonprofit organizations, there is a lot at stake in Congress and with the Trump Administration. More organizations are thinking about engaging in federal lobbying to promote and protect their interests, and even to ensure their survival. At a certain point, engagement with legislators and executive officials will trigger registration under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA).   

Consumer packaged goods companies know how to spend on a brand. They know how to lock a formula in a vault. They are much slower to treat a patent as an operating asset.

That habit was always expensive. It is more expensive now.

On July 23, 2026, the EEOC issued a proposed rule to rescind and remove the regulation that currently requires employers of over 100 employees, and most Federal contractors with at least 50 employees, to file an annual demographic job-category report (the “EEO-1”) identifying employer workforces by race, gender and ethnicity. The Federal Register proposal summary explains: the EEOC “has preliminarily determined that the reports are inconsistent with equal employment opportunity law and potentially unconstitutional. It further finds the data collected is not narrowly tailored, is unnecessary to enforce anti-discrimination laws, and at a minimum, that any marginal benefits are outweighed by the substantial burdens imposed on employers . . . regardless of any specific allegations or indication of potential violation [of law].”
 

Update: Assessing ‘Missing Middle’ Housing Policies: Procedural Pitfalls And Policy Implications In Virginia And Beyond

Assessing ‘Missing Middle’ Housing Policies: Procedural Pitfalls and Policy Implications in Virginia and Beyond