2023

TL/DR - Greenlight Communities, a multifamily developer based in Scottsdale, is close to completing 4,000 "attainable" workforce rental units in Arizona. Since 2018, the company has invested over $800 million in this type of nonsubsidized housing, built for workers earning approximately $30,000 to $70,000 per year. The company has finished 10…

TL/DR - Special counsel Jack Smith, prosecuting Donald Trump on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if a president can be prosecuted for actions taken while in office. Trump's lawyers argue that he cannot be prosecuted, while Smith and U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, overseeing the…

TL/DR - American and Ukrainian military leaders are seeking a new strategy to improve Ukraine's position in its ongoing conflict with Russia. This comes in light of a failed counteroffensive to retake territory lost to Russia and declining U.S. financial support for Ukraine. The U.S. is pushing for a strategy that focuses on maintaining current…

TL/DR - The Biden Administration announced on December 6, 2023, the release of its Fall 2023 Unified Agenda, which includes a number of rulemakings by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. Significant proposals include an increase to the minimum salary level for white-collar exemptions and a rule on the classification of…