In Nevada three recall efforts will determine the control of the Nevada State Senate long before the 2018 midterm election. Shareholder Alisa Nave-Worth from the firm’s Nevada State Government Relations practice and Senior Policy Advisor Sarah Clark from the Colorado State Government Relations practice discuss the recall effort in Nevada and provide perspective from the 2013 recall effort in Colorado.

Policy Directors Elizabeth Gore and Elizabeth Maier bring their broad knowledge of congressional issues from both sides of the aisle together for a discussion on the state of the Republican Party, tax reform efforts and the ongoing repeal and replace attempts. Brownstein Strategic Advisor Sen. Mark Begich moderates a discussion that also covers how the Congress can move things forward before the end of the year.

Brownstein Policy Director Cate McCanless is joined by Brownstein advisors Drew Littman, Peter Goodloe and Laura Johnson for a health care discussion on Trump’s executive order, cost-sharing reduction payments, the Alexander-Murray bill, the current political landscape for health care and their predictions on health care issues going forward.

Brownstein’s Washington D.C. Policy Directors Brian Wild, Drew Littman and Brian McGuire join Strategic Advisor Mark Begich to discuss tax reform efforts, including the role of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democrats, the current political landscape, whether it will be tax reform or tax cuts, dynamic scoring and the impact of the Finance Committee roster.

The Future of U.S. Health Care: What Comes Next? by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Nine months in, the Trump presidency continues to challenge the status quo in dramatic new ways – but will it bring equally dramatic results, creating seismic impacts on economic, political, legal and social arenas? Brownstein Corporate Shareholder Mike King moderates a discussion on the many questions that remain regarding how the administration will translate the president's rhetoric into policy – including proposals for the most sweeping tax reforms in three decades. Panelists include Brownstein Policy Director Cate McCanless and Strategic Advisor Barry Jackson along with Tax Shareholder Greg Berger.

Brownstein policy advisors Brian McKeon and Darien Flowers discuss the current status of the Yucca Mountain project. Yucca Mountain is located 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas and was designated by Congress in 1987 as the proposed site for permanent storage of highly radioactive waste produced by nuclear power plants nationwide. In a discussion moderated by Policy Director Elizabeth Gore, the group covers upcoming activity on the project in Congress and the political dynamic the project faces.

With the recent Equifax breach, Esteban Morin joins Sen. Mark Begich to discuss what companies can do when, not if, a breach occurs including which federal agencies need to be contacted, the importance of communication following a breach and the need for a breach response plan.

Brownstein Policy Director Brian Wild moderates a discussion with Drew Littman and Brian McGuire, also policy directors at Brownstein, on what lies ahead with tax reform and the current political climate compared with the last time tax reform was passed in 1986.

Brownstein Government Relations Podcast Series: EERS Update by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck