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Attention Ohio #k12education friends, the long awaited #levy and bond campaign guidance has been issued by the Auditor of State. This guidance extends to all covered political subdivisions that place levy and bond issues on the ballot, with limited exceptions for ADAMH boards. The Bricker Graydon team will be providing a webinar on the new guidance on Wednesday, August 23rd. Links to the article (below) from Nicole Donovsky and to register for the webinar are contained in the comments. #k12education #publicsector #publicfinance #educationlaw

In last Friday's edition of Ian Donnis' TGIF, Leader Michael Chippendale was featured in the TAKES OF THE WEEK regarding the immediate closure of the Washington Bridge, a major RI thoroughfare: TAKES OF THE WEEK – a mix of views from various Rhode Islanders RI House GOP Leader MIKE CHIPPENDALE of Foster: “The I-195 bridge closure is devastating in so many ways to Rhode Island. We are blessed that the failure didn’t lead to catastrophic loss of life. As the state works to address the immediate public safety and commuter horrors, I wish to commend Mayors DaSilva and Smiley — and all mayors in affected municipalities for their rapid response and efforts to ease the pain of commuters. However, the negative impact of this closure on public safety, commerce, scholastic sports, education, daily commuters, and people desperately trying to get to a hospital or doctor will be long lasting and severe. I call on state leadership to break from tradition and demonstrate intrepid innovation to overcome this devastating blow to our infrastructure and economy and fix this problem quickly. It is imperative that without interfering in the emergency response to the bridge failure, we immediately begin the oversight process in the House to determine how such a devastating failure could have occurred without our inspectors discovering it, and how we must change our demonstrably inadequate inspection system. The administration’s insistence that they are not to blame, rather heroes for shutting it down — coupled with their violent pushback to anyone questioning accountability is completely out of line and answers must be given. How many other bridges underwent the same ‘inspection’ process? How many other bridges are on the verge of collapse? How do we go forward with any faith in the transportation experts in our state?”

Calling all Florida advocates! CAI Florida Legislative Alliance needs YOUR help! We need YOU to tell your representatives in Tallahassee to AMEND HB 1021 Community Associations! HB 1021 intends to address important issues, but it fails to provide associations with the tools they need to comply with the necessary but expensive state mandates regarding building safety and integrity. Addressing the critical issues of time and money required for the implementation of state-mandated safety strategies through legislation is important, but associations need the resources to achieve these laudable goals. HB 1021 has the potential to provide significant relief and clarity to Florida’s millions of condominium and cooperative owners. We urge you to stand with us and demand that lawmakers amend this bill to become a vehicle to address the issues that matter the most to YOU. Together, we can make a difference! Tell your State House Representative about the important issues facing Floridians and urge House Leadership to prioritize these issues in HB 1021. https://lnkd.in/dQcs9C3V

Wisconsin Act 240 was signed into law by Governor Tony Evers on March 27 after strong bipartisan support. The bill ensures the Office of School Safety (OSS) will maintain full time staffing levels and funding for its programs through September 2025. The OSS is designed to provide safe learning environments for students, school staff and communities and manages the Speak Up, Speak Out Resource Center and Tipline. To learn more, see our latest blog post (link in comments). #EducationLaw #WisconsinSchoolLaw

As per the Supreme Court's updated notice, from December 4, the scope for submitting electronic applications for 30 minutes or less in Masters chambers is being expanded to the Fraser region, including Chilliwack, Abbotsford and New Westminster. All are advised to review the notice thoroughly for detailed information including the requirements and standards. Tutorial videos explaining the project, the preparation of an electronic application, and the submission process via Court Services Online are available. For those who have used these services, two surveys have been provided: - For counsel who submitted an eBinder: https://lnkd.in/dgFwqK9x - For counsel who did not submit an eBinder: https://lnkd.in/drwrxCrm The surveys are designed for counsel who represented a matter in the chambers for 30 minutes or less under the jurisdiction of a Master at a court location on Vancouver Island, Powell River, Interior locations. #bccourts #bccourtprocesses

Calling all Florida advocates! CAI Florida Legislative Alliance needs YOUR help! We need YOU to tell your representatives in Tallahassee to AMEND HB 1021 Community Associations! HB 1021 intends to address important issues, but it fails to provide associations with the tools they need to comply with the necessary but expensive state mandates regarding building safety and integrity. Addressing the critical issues of time and money required for the implementation of state-mandated safety strategies through legislation is important, but associations need the resources to achieve these laudable goals. HB 1021 has the potential to provide significant relief and clarity to Florida’s millions of condominium and cooperative owners. We urge you to stand with us and demand that lawmakers amend this bill to become a vehicle to address the issues that matter the most to YOU. Together, we can make a difference! Tell your State House Representative about the important issues facing Floridians and urge House Leadership to prioritize these issues in HB 1021. https://lnkd.in/dT9x8gJS

Important to include "fees on fees" in fee-shifting clause if you want to get fees for litigating fee issues!

Thanks for highlighting these important concepts Chris Elmendorf, Professor of Law at UC Davis: 1) It is a flawed assumption that the way to get affordable housing is to build new housing which is affordable because of deed restrictions or other regulations that control the price, as opposed to JUST BUILDING MORE HOUSING. 2) New housing indirectly frees up existing housing, which is typically more affordable so that other people can then move into those existing homes. This concept is known as FILTERING. It is fact. Basic filtering works and there is not serious scholarly debate about the concept. When you build a lot of new market-rate housing, existing housing becomes available and relatively affordable. Listen to the whole KQED Forum broadcast here: https://lnkd.in/g46gAjM8 Thanks to Adhiti Bandlamudi and Michael Brilliot, special shout out to my friend Kelly Snider who was also mentioned for her work on Missing Middle Housing.

In our latest blog post, Robert Kaufman discusses the recent ruling in Coleman v. Parkland School District that determined requirements local agencies must meet to add any item to a published meeting agenda. Learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q028LqJW0 #SunshineAct #PA #BlogPost

The court enforces an adjudicator’s decision even where the adjudicator has made an error. Historic Royal Palaces v Piperhill Construction Limited That there is nothing unusual in this case should serve as a salutary reminder of the difficulties faced by those considering resisting an enforcement application. Whilst successful attempts to resist enforcement rightly receive a lot of attention in legal circles, this can give the misleading impression that they are commonplace. The reality is that they are rare exceptions. The court will enforce an adjudicator’s decision in all but limited circumstances. In this case Piperhill raised five grounds upon which to resist enforcement, and each was rejected in somewhat short order in a clear and well written judgment. Although this case was in the Courts of Northern Ireland, it is likely that a similar result would have occurred in England and Wales. We discuss this case in our April edition of Adjudication Matters here - https://lnkd.in/e4-P5X4P #adjudication #adjudicationcases #adjudicationenforcement.