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Administration Seeks to Condition Tax-Exempt Status on Race-Neutral Admissions, Scholarships, and Educational Policies The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Pritzker pledges to stay on ‘Team Fight’ as he asks Illinois voters for 3rd term  “Pritzker, a 61-year-old Chicago billionaire,...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Pritzker pours cold water on using Meta windfall for Chicago Schools funding  “Gov. JB Pritzker poured cold water Thursday on...

WASHINGTON, September 1, 2026 — Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, the bipartisan government relations and communications affiliate of international law firm Cozen O’Connor, today announced...

Pennsylvania PA DOH Proposes Outbreak Rules Amid Measles Controversy The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is seeking to update its disease outbreak regulations for the first...

Mayor Mamdani Forms Business Advisory Council Focused on Economic Growth Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the creation of a 15-member Business Advisory Council that will...

Pennsylvania PA Reports First Measles Deaths, Governor Shapiro, Secretary RFK Jr. Feud Pennsylvania has reported the first two U.S. measles deaths of the year, involving...

City Hall Justice Department Expands Challenge to Philadelphia’s ‘ICE Out’ Policies The U.S. Justice Department has broadened its lawsuit against Philadelphia, adding a challenge to...

Technology & Gig Economy BALTIMORE—Council Considers Data Center Permitting Framework A Baltimore City Council bill proposing a conditional use permit pathway for data centers has drawn...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Moody’s upgrades Illinois credit rating ahead of September bond sales  “Moody’s upgraded its credit rating for Illinois’ general obligation bonds...

Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies’ New York Practice, co-chaired by Rose Christ and Katie Schwab, has been named a 2026 Top 50 State Lobbying Firm by City & State New...

Pennsylvania PA Invests in Fruit Farms, Long-Term Farmland Preservation Governor Josh Shapiro and state Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced that Pennsylvania will begin accepting...