We examine the wins and losses of 2022 and the lessons learned as we head into the 2023 legislative sessions. We’ll discuss what issues the industry should be prepared to deal with this year and our strategies for managing them.

And Sean Kennedy, the Executive Vice-President of Public Policy for the National Restaurant Association stops by the pod to talk about the current legal situation in California regarding the FAST Act, what operators should be prepared for in the near term, and how the industry is managing similar threats in other parts of the country.

We’ll discuss those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.