NCSL’s State-Federal team is tracking the latest states-related executive orders, policies and memoranda issued by the Trump administration.| www.ncsl.org
By Shannon Kelleher Amid a flurry of actions curtailing Biden’s environmental policies, the administration of newly inaugurated President Donald Trump this week withdrew a plan to set limits on toxic PFAS chemicals in industrial wastewater.| The New Lede
Among the flurry of actions taken by President Donald Trump on his first day in office was issuing an executive order (EO) to end clean energy-related disbursements. While a memo has since specified that the action targets appropriations, the fate of clean energy tax credits also is unclear.| Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting News
President Donald Trump’s executive order titled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review directs federal agencies to stop all rulemaking activity pending within the agency and to consider all rules already published as paused for 60 days. This LawFlash discusses the effect this regulatory freeze may have on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.| www.morganlewis.com
“Boards tell internal auditors they want “no surprises.” Yet every day in 2025 brings a new surprise.” If you’re like me, you entered 2025 cautiously optimistic. […]| Audit Beacon
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By Shannon Kelleher Moves by the Trump administration to draw up a new regulatory framework for types of toxic chemicals has sparked suspicion among health advocates who fear the changes will protect polluters but not public health.| The New Lede
This article is the latest installment of QuickRead articles on ESOP regulations. Specifically, it focuses on the request, and status thereof, for the Department of Labor to clarify “adequate consideration” for the valuation of entities held in ESOPs.| QuickRead | News for the Financial Consulting Professional