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Governmental Affairs

Navigate the legislative process with policy representation, drafting, tracking, and evaluation.

Hawley Troxell’s Governmental Affairs team has decades of experience in lobbying for clients in the following sectors:

  • Broadband & Telecommunications (including Social Media)
  • Education
  • Energy Policy and Legislation
  • Financial Services
  • Food & Beverage
  • Forest Products
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Natural Resources & Utilities 
  • Railroads
  • Tax
  • Technology & Artificial Intelligence
  • Transportation

Our team has excelled in monitoring, opposing, and passing legislation. The firm has wide support for legislative efforts and routinely draws in lawyers with single area expertise to draft targeted legislation for client needs that correspond with future and current litigation.

Our team has assisted businesses, trade associations, government entities, and public policy coalitions in navigating the complex legislative process with a state capital presence. We draw on extensive experience in issues affecting our clients and are uniquely positioned and qualified to assist in navigating Idaho’s political processes and laws. We utilize our experience, knowledge, and valued governmental relationships, to provide access and insight crucial to client success.

Governmental Affairs Services

Representation
Years of successful local, state, and federal public policy representation and advocacy on behalf of firm clients.

Legislative Drafting
Legal and technical experience and expertise in drafting complex legislation, working with legislative sponsors and clients, testifying as subject matter specialists, and guiding measures through the legislative process.

Tracking and Evaluating Legislation
Monitoring trends and developments at the local, state, and national levels.

Governmental Affairs Insights

Best Practices for Landlords in Manufactured Home Community Leasing

This blog provides an overview of Idaho law and leasing in mobile home communities (MHCs).

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Are You Ready for the 2027 H-1B Cap? What Employers Need to Know Now

As employers look toward the March 2026 registration window for the Fiscal Year 2027 H-1B cap season, the H-1B landscape is undergoing one of the…

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New Year’s Reminders & Resolutions for Defined Contribution Plan Sponsors

As we enter 2026, a few brief reminders of important issues affecting defined contributions plans (such as 401(k) plans) that require plan sponsor employers’ attention

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Revisited

As the commencement of the 2026 Idaho Legislative Session approaches, it’s timely to review the provisions of the OBBBA and how they might affect individuals…

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