Not sure if any of our resident lawyers are interested, but I have a registration link for the following MCLE course. It's free and good for one hour of credit. TX Bar Course #: 174144935
Investment Monitor “efforts to undermine the integrity of US elections carry a heavy cost for businesses and could weaken investment in the country.”
The authors put a price tag on U.S. political strife.
This months CLE features a brilliant expert: Ray Perryman of The Perryman Group.
Texas’s voter suppression measures will cost the state $14.7 billion in annual gross product by 2025 and $1.5 trillion over the next 25 years.
Texas would lose 73,249 jobs by 2025 as businesses and investment exit Texas.
The impact of our state’s oppressive policies is correlated to declining wages.
"For the first time since the Cold War, there is now concern about medium and long-term political stability of the US business environment,” Jonathan Wood, lead analyst for North America at global political risk consultancy Control Risks, told the reporters. “And what we are seeing in voter suppression acts and political gerrymandering, etc, is undermining that perception of the US as a very predictable and stable environment.”
The Perryman Group concluded: "While there are many other important advantages to, and compelling reasons for, encouraging political participation by all eligible citizens, the economic ramifications are substantial and worthy of significant attention as restrictions on voter access are considered.”
It's tomorrow at noon-1:30.
Message me for the registration link if interested. I'm not a lawyer, nor play one on TV, but this seems interesting enough to put in an hour or so.