2024

TL/DR - The US Forest Service has provided $5m in financial aid to the Montana wood products industry as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. Eight companies, including sawmills, wood product manufacturers, and logging operations, received grant money for innovation and infrastructure assistance, which is aimed…

TL/DR - A new poll suggests that Donald Trump remains popular among Republican voters in Arizona, but the same cannot be said for Kari Lake. According to the CBS News/YouGov poll, just 36% of voters would vote for Lake in a hypothetical election held today, compared to 49% for Democrat Ruben Gallego. The poll also indicates that Lake's stance on…

TL/DR - Artificial intelligence technologies in healthcare and life sciences present legal gray areas and intellectual property rights opportunities. Telemedicine companies are preparing for more regulatory scrutiny of social media advertising and shifting from direct-to-consumer to third-party reimbursement models. Pharmaceutical companies are…

TL/DR - The 2024 legislative session in Minnesota ended in chaos as the Democrats passed a massive 1,400-page tax bill with provisions involving higher education, energy, transportation, and gun safety. The bill, which included minimum pay standards for Uber and Lyft drivers, faced opposition from GOP legislators and was passed just before the…