Government Blog Posts
October 31, 2018
The City of Philadelphia just issued an ambitious, comprehensive first draft report – “Housing for Equity: An Action Plan for Philadelphia”. This plan is not intended to address only affordable housing. Rather, as Mayor Kenney…More
August 22, 2017
Alternative index funds are hot. While traditional index funds are tied to market-capitalization, or total-stock market value, alternative index (or, smart beta) funds have elected to weigh portfolios on other factors like volatility or global…More
February 15, 2017
In a ruling earlier this week, the Supreme Court denied the City of Philadelphia’s attempt to bypass Commonwealth Court and get a direct decision on the constitutionality of the City’s soda tax by the state’s highest court. Procedures…More
August 26, 2016
On August 18, 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Health publicly released draft regulations that will soon highly regulate medical marijuana grower/processor permit holders under Act 16 of 2016, the Medical Marijuana Act. The Department made…More
July 20, 2016
Governor Tom Wolf recently signed the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act legalizing the use of medical marijuana for therapeutic purposes in the state of Pennsylvania. The new law took effect on May 17, 2016. This law established…More