AHC Partner Speaks About Corporate Director Fiduciary Duties to Telephone Company Directors
David R. Cook Jr., a partner at Autry, Hall & Cook, LLP, recently spoke at the NTCA Fall Conference. The conference was held September 21
Upcoming Presentation – Electric Cooperatives and Tax Reform: One Year Later
AHC attorney David Cook will present a webinar with CPA Bill Miller on the “Electric Cooperatives and Tax Reform: One Year Later — the Good,
The ReConnect Program
A new and innovative pilot program called ReConnect will offer federal financing in the form of loans, grants, and loan-grant combinations. This financing will promote
Tax Reform Act Impacts Cooperatives, Part V: New Developments for Cooperatives Under Section 199A
Over the past year, we have been posting on the tax bill passed on December 22, 2017, as Public Law 115-97 (the “Original Act”). The
Campbell, LPSC remain at odds with Claiborne, other electric co-ops
Sparks continued to fly in the ongoing dispute between Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell and Claiborne Electric Cooperative. Originally, the rift was created during
Blocked bylaw proposals at Virginia’s largest electric cooperative prompt complaint to state regulators
Three longtime members of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) have filed a petition with the State Corporation Commission (SCC) in an effort to force a vote
Expanding Broadband Helps Rural Areas Survive
Innovative partnership is bringing high-speed internet to underserved rural areas in Iowa and Minnesota.
Class-Action Lawsuit Focuses on Cooperative Board Compensation
Class-Action Lawsuit Focuses on Cooperative Board Compensation A South Carolina electric cooperative, Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc., was recently named in a class-action lawsuit focusing on its
Tax Reform Act Impacts Cooperatives, Part IV: Impact on Governmental Grants
Perhaps the most impactful aspect of the recent tax reform law is the change to the treatment of governmental grants. Many cooperatives qualify for governmental
Northwest electric coop sells telephone subsidiary to executive officers
Three executives of Eastern Oregon Telecom (EOT) announced in May they have purchased the internet and phone provider from its parent company Umatilla Electric Cooperative.
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