- July 27, 2023On June 5, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB1221, which took effect on July 1, 2023. The new bill…
- July 18, 2023In a prior post, I addressed new regulations from Treasury Department addressing clean energy tax credit options. The post discussed…
- May 30, 2023RUS finalized ratio requirements for electric borrowers, which we discussed in a prior post. Click here for the prior post.…
- May 22, 2023As we addressed in a February 2023 post, RUS requested comments on proposed changes to the audit requirements. This month,…
- March 6, 2023The Rural Utilities Service issued a final rule to modify ratio requirements for electric borrowers. The rule is effective May…
- February 24, 2023In advising cooperatives, C&A Attorney David Cook relies on the attorney-client privilege to protect communications with clients from disclosure to…
- February 12, 2023The Rural Utilities Service requested comments on a final rule, which will be effective May 8, 2023. The rule concerns…
- February 5, 2023The RUS updated its Rural eConnectivity Program rules on January 30, 2023. Here is a summary from the Federal Register:…
- December 11, 2022The 2018 Farm Bill amended the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, extending financing authority for RUS loans or guaranties, ending…
- November 30, 2021The Rural Utilities Service has issued a final rule to amend its regulations for Electric and Telecommunications Standards affecting the…
- September 12, 2021The Rural Utilities Service recently amended its regulations for electric borrowers. These amendments affect the loan application requirements, approvals of…
- December 30, 2020Dakota Energy has filed a lawsuit concerning its potential exit from a wholesale power supplier, East River Electric. Dakota Energy’s concern is that East River’s bylaws require,…
- October 29, 2020October is National Cooperative Month. The USDA is holding a webinar about the resources available to support cooperative development in rural…
- October 2, 2020The New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, serving 115 mostly rural towns, is trying again to add delivering broadband internet to its…
- August 20, 2020In a lawsuit brought against a nonprofit, member-owned electric cooperative corporation, the plaintiff-members (“Plaintiffs”) alleged that Southwest Mississippi Electric Cooperative…
- April 7, 2020On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES ACT). The…
- April 5, 2020In some rural areas, including in Georgia, residents and businesses lack quality internet access. As technology continues to develop, it…
- January 7, 2019A new and innovative pilot program called ReConnect will offer federal financing in the form of loans, grants, and loan-grant…
- July 20, 2018Three executives of Eastern Oregon Telecom (EOT) announced in May they have purchased the internet and phone provider from its…
- February 1, 2018Notice 2018-15 provides that the IRS shall not process applications for, or issue allocations of, the remaining unused authority to…
- December 1, 2017The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this month the recipients of over $200 million in loans and grants…
- August 3, 2017The U.S. House of Representatives recently advanced two electric cooperative priorities, which are now headed to the Senate for full…
- July 2, 2017The versatile reciprocating engine is increasingly being selected to meet the challenges faced not only by commercial users but also…
- February 6, 2017The following article is reprinted with permission from CFC Solutions Newsletter (17 January 2017, Vol.19, No.2) Capital credits retired by…
