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What Purchasers Need to Know about Tariffs (February 3, 2025)

Crista M. Cuccaro

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Bidding & Bidding Exceptions | Purchasing, Construction, Property Transactions

January 29, 2025

Satellite Annexation and “Subdivisions” (January 29, 2025)

Jim Joyce

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Annexation | General Local Government (Miscellaneous) | Land Subdivision | Land Use & Code Enforcement

January 27, 2025

More Planning and Permitting Aspects of Helene Recovery Legislation (January 27, 2025)

Adam Lovelady

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Emergency Management | Helene Response | Land Use & Code Enforcement

January 21, 2025

Closed Session Deep Dive: The Business Location Exception (January 21, 2025)

Tyler Mulligan and Kristina Wilson

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Open Government | Open Meetings

January 9, 2025

Best Practices for Tax Foreclosures (January 9, 2025)

Chris McLaughlin

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Finance & Tax | Property Taxes

January 8, 2025

New Resource: Creating Release of Information Forms for the Disclosure of Health, Mental Health, Social Services, and Substance Use Disorder Information with Client Consent (January 8, 2025)

Kristi Nickodem

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December 31, 2024

The Difference Between a Serious Health Condition under the FMLA and a Disability under the ADA (December 31, 2024)

Diane Juffras

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December 20, 2024

Limits on “Down-Zoning” (December 20, 2024)

Adam Lovelady

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Land Use & Code Enforcement | Legislative Decisions | Uncategorized

December 18, 2024

An Overview of the Property Tax Year (December 18, 2024)

Chris McLaughlin

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Finance & Tax | Property Taxes

December 16, 2024

Legislative Amendment to the Affirmative Defense against Some Local Ordinance Violations (December 16, 2024)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

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Recent blog posts - 12 of 134

What Purchasers Need to Know about Tariffs (February 3, 2025)

Crista M. Cuccaro

Satellite Annexation and “Subdivisions” (January 29, 2025)

Jim Joyce

More Planning and Permitting Aspects of Helene Recovery Legislation (January 27, 2025)

Adam Lovelady

Closed Session Deep Dive: The Business Location Exception (January 21, 2025)

Tyler Mulligan and Kristina Wilson

Best Practices for Tax Foreclosures (January 9, 2025)

Chris McLaughlin

New Resource: Creating Release of Information Forms for the Disclosure of Health, Mental Health, Social Services, and Substance Use Disorder Information with Client Consent (January 8, 2025)

Kristi Nickodem

The Difference Between a Serious Health Condition under the FMLA and a Disability under the ADA (December 31, 2024)

Diane Juffras

Limits on “Down-Zoning” (December 20, 2024)

Adam Lovelady

An Overview of the Property Tax Year (December 18, 2024)

Chris McLaughlin

Legislative Amendment to the Affirmative Defense against Some Local Ordinance Violations (December 16, 2024)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

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