The IRS public hearing date regarding proposed regulatory changes to Opportunity Zone legislation is set for Feb. 14. The original hearing was postponed due to the partial U.S. government shutdown.

Adam Laxalt is the 33rd attorney general for the state of Nevada. He took the office in January 2015, which, at the time, made him the youngest attorney general in the country. His term ends in 2019.

Congressman Alex Mooney represents West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. He was first elected to Congress in 2014 and sits on the influential House Financial Services Committee. Prior, he was also appointed and served on the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on the Budget.

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, who was inaugurated in Sacramento today, will be a keynote speaker at the Jan. 25 Opportunity Zone Expo, the country’s leading education, networking and marketing event for key players in the industry.

The Opportunity Zone Expo is proud the announce keynote speaker Keith Rothfus, a former congressman from Pennsylvania, where he represented the state’s 12th Congressional District from 2013 to 2019. During his time in Congress, Rothfus was passionate about ensuring that America remains the land of opportunity and freedom that the founders intended it to be. He was appointed to serve as vice chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit for the 115th Congress. He also served on the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance and the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance. As a member of the Financial Services Committee, Rothfus addressed issues concerning the banking system, housing, insurance and securities markets.

Hunter Renaissance Development LLC, a development company, plans to build a $30 million opportunity zone project on nine acres in Redmond, Oregon. The 21 Canal project is a 116-unit workforce housing community.

Fiona Ma was elected as California’s 34th state treasurer in November of 2018, receiving 7.8 million votes, more than any other candidate for treasurer in state history.