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Calculating the Majority Vote Required for Variances and Development Regulation Amendments

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Does the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Apply to Local Governments?

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The New OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS: On Hold Now but Maybe Coming Soon

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Which Local Health Department Employees Must Be Vaccinated under the New CMS Rule?

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What Conditions Can Be Included in Conditional Zoning?

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The Impact of S.L. 2021-132 on the Confidentiality of Child Protective Services Information and Records

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An In-Depth Look at Medical Exemptions from COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

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Will President Biden’s Emergency Vaccination-or-Weekly-Test Mandate Apply to Local Government Employers?

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The Role of a Director of Social Services in the Disposition of Unclaimed Bodies

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COVID-19 and the Workplace Part 3: OSHA’s Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)

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COVID-19 and the Workplace Part 2: Infection, Exposure and Return to Work

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COVID-19 and the Workplace Part 1: Vaccine Mandates, Vaccine Incentives and More

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Property Taxes and Annexations

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Clarification of Rules for Remote Meetings Under State Level State of Emergency: No More Waiting 24 Hours After Public Hearings!

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Implementing the ARPA COBRA Subsidy and Claiming Your Tax Credit

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IRS Issues Guidance on COBRA Premium Assistance

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Raising the Federal Micro-Purchase Threshold: Self-Certification for Units of Local Government in North Carolina

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Give UNC: Support the UNC School of Government

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Everyone Will Be Eligible for a COVID-19 Vaccine Starting April 7

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The American Rescue Plan Act: Employers Who Voluntarily Extend FFCRA Leave May Be Eligible for Substantial Employment Tax Credits

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An Update on COVID-19 Vaccination for Local Government Employers

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One Year of COVID-19 in North Carolina

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So Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency FMLA Leave Have Expired? Should We Extend?

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FFCRA Not Extended; Expires December 31, 2020

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2018 Survey Results Are In

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May a Public Employer Require Vaccination Against COVID-19?

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You Can’t Wear That: Drafting and Enforcing Nondiscriminatory Workplace Appearance Policies

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Local Residents Only: May Nonresidents be Precluded from Enjoying Public Recreation Facilities?

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Civil Penalties for Violations of State Emergency Orders?

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Challenging the Results in Elections to Council of State Offices and the General Assembly: How is it Done?

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Chapter 160D Deadlines and Transitions

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Revised FFCRA Regulations Effective September 16, 2020

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IRS Issues Guidance on the Employee Social Security Tax Deferral

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A Pause in the Legislative Session

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Human Trafficking in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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New Legislation: Disclosing Communicable Disease Information to Law Enforcement to Prevent or Lessen a Serious or Imminent Threat

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Furloughing Employees During the COVID-19 Crisis

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Electronic Meetings During the COVID-19 Emergency: Recommended Practices

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Highlights of the U.S. Department of Labor’s FFCRA Regulations

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Force Majeure Clauses and COVID-19

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Which Tax and Retirement Deductions Must Be Taken from FFCRA Emergency Paid Leave?

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Can We Really Ban In-Person Attendance at Board Meetings During the Coronavirus Emergency?

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Working With Community Partners on COVID-19 Response

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Local Government Finance Office Management and Internal Controls During COVID-19

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How the Paid Sick Leave Provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Affect Government Employers

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Failures to Vote by Board Members Participating Remotely

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COVID-19: Procurement Questions for North Carolina’s Local Governments

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Local Government Childcare Assistance for Essential Employees During COVID-19 Outbreak

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Teleworking Guidance for Local Governments: Best Practices, Sample Policies, and Cyber Security

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Meetings and Public Hearings Under the Coronavirus State of Emergency

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Isolation, Quarantine, and Social Distancing: What’s the Difference?

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Preparing Local Government Workplaces for the New Coronavirus

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The Difference Between a Serious Health Condition under the FMLA and a Disability under the ADA

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City Obligations for Providing Services to Annexed Areas

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Short-Term Rentals: Dwelling Units or Transient Accommodations?

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New SOG Bulletin! Human Trafficking of Minors and Young Adults: What Local Governments Need to Know

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Resources for Local Health Departments on the New Law Requiring Reports of Juvenile Crime Victims to Law Enforcement

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School of Government Survey

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BIG NEWS: S.L. 2019-245 Creates a New Universal Mandated Reporting Law for Child Victims of Crimes and Changes the Definition of “Caretaker”

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Sales Tax 101 for Local Governments

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Who Appoints City and County Clerks?

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City of Albemarle v. Nance: Mountain or Molehill?

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The New Overtime Rule is Here and Effective January 1, 2020

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Regulation of Short-Term Rentals and the Effect of S.L. 2019-73

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Ordinance Report Requirement – Round Two

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Public Official Immunity for Intentional Torts? The Split Continues

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Occupancy Taxes and AirBnB

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Short-Term Rentals and Regulatory Approaches

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What is Exempt Inventory?

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What are “Full and Accurate” Minutes?

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Changes to the Legislative Reporting Service

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Plan Consistency Statements: 2018 Survey Results

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Is My Couch Taxable? Personal Property Taxes and Short-Term Rentals

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Syringe Exchange Programs and Land Use Zoning

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Temporary Signs in the Right-of-Way

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Administering Development Regulations and Accounting for Permitting Fees

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Answers to Questions About the Mayor Pro Tem.

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New Ordinance Report Requirement – Advice on Complying

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New School Construction Lease Authority

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The General Assembly Adjourns Until November

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Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund

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Changes to County / School Dispute Resolution Process

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Public Employers Beware New Rule: Violate a Policy, Your Employee May Sue You

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GiveUNC: A message from the Dean

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Your Reservation Has Changed: Regulating the Sharing-Economy

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2018 Property Tax Prepayments

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Extra, Special, Veto, and Reconvened Legislative Sessions: What’s the Difference?

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Satellite Area Boundaries are Corporate Limits, But Not for Purposes of Contiguous Annexation or ETJ.

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Pleading Waiver of Governmental Immunity: What’s Enough?

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It’s Campaign Season: What Are the Rules About What City and County Officials May Say and Do?

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Tick Tock! The Clock Is Now Running for Zoning Enforcement

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Statues and Statutes: Limits on Removing Monuments from Public Property

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Companies that Boycott Israel – New Contracting Limitation But No Action Required Yet!

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Iran Divestment Act Changes – No Certification Required Anymore!

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Local Government Lawyers: Take Care in Asserting Governmental Immunity

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Sunday Brunch Ordinances – Cheers!

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A Penny (or a Wheelbarrow Full) for Your Thoughts?

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Subdivision Legislation: An Old Exemption and a New Expedited Review

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Does the HB2 Repeal Limit Zoning Authority?

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HB 2 is Repealed: What Must North Carolina Units of Government Do Now?

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May a City Mow an Overgrown Lot without a Court Order?

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What is the “special character” of the historic district?

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Who Gets the Refund?

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Email as Public Record: Five Things You Should Know [Updated]

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Local Beer and Wine Privilege License Taxes

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One Oath or Two? What is THE Oath of Office?

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Legislative Preview: Ideas from the Interim

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The Governor’s Role in the Legislative Process

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2016 Disaster Recovery Relief – Special Session Legislative Update

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Reshaping Suburban Spaces

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Unaffiliated Voters and Elections Administration in North Carolina

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2016 Public Health Legislation Highlights

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Counting the Mayor in Quorum Calculations

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The General Assembly Preempts Local Antidiscrimination Measures

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Beyond Bathrooms – Special Session Legislation Impacts City and County Contracts

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How to Calculate Discovery Bills

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Iran Divestment Act – Be Careful Who You Contract With!

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What Does the Farm Exemption from Zoning Regulation Include?

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Ordinance Enforcement Basics

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Reimbursement Agreements

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Advisory Board Review of Quasi-judicial Decisions

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Dealing with Land Uses Not Specifically Addressed in a Zoning Ordinance: The Saga Continues

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Repealing Ordinances

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Two New Exceptions to the Public Records Law Protect Citizen Information

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Voting Rules, Monuments, and Beehives: Miscellaneous Changes to Local Government Laws

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Legislative Transfer of Asheville Water System Is Constitutional

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Business Registration Programs: 10 Questions and Answers

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Can the City Tell Me What My New House Has to Look Like?

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Sign Litigation: A Brief Analysis of Reed v. Town of Gilbert

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When May a Board Member Change a Vote?

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The Tax Foreclosure Decision

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Adoptions and Sperm Donors

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Perspective on the Separation of Powers Case

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County and Municipal Government in North Carolina: New Edition is Now Available

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Removing Elected Board Members From Office

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Gearing Up For The 2015-16 Legislative Session

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Statutory Permission to Take Up Items Not on the Special Meeting Notice

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Property Taxes and New Year’s Day

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Governmental Immunity for Activities Designated by Statute as Governmental Functions?

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Magistrates and Same-sex Marriages

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Even More Questions & Answers About the Elimination of Privilege License Taxes

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Same-Sex Marriage And Adoptions of a Minor by a Stepparent

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Tax Collection on Surrendered Property

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Legal Authority for Peddler Permit Fees

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The FLSA’s Professional Exemption – Part 2: The Computer Professional

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Attorneys’ Fees For Acting Outside the Scope of Authority (G.S. 6-21.7)

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When to Hold a Referendum: Restrictions and Limitations

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Adjournment Sine Die

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The FLSA’s Professional Duties Test – Part 1

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Board of Equalization & Review Procedures

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Coates’ Canons Turns 5

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New Construction Contractor Prequalification Requirements

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Governmental Immunity for Local Government Buildings: What Are the Current Rules?

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King v. Town of Chapel Hill: The Supreme Court Issues a Major Decision on the Police Power of Local Governments (Part 2)

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The FLSA’s Administrative Exemption from Overtime Pay, Part 2: Some Examples

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Do Local Governments have Federal Constitutional Rights?

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King v. Town of Chapel Hill: The Supreme Court Issues a Major Decision on the Police Power of Local Governments (Part 1)

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Quorum and Members Who Don’t Vote: The Court of Appeals Weighs In

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It’s Almost Time For The Short Session

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Keep Your Distance: Requirements to Keep Certain Land Uses Apart

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Accessory Uses and Structures in the Zoning Ordinance: Eight Things to Remember

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What Is Necessary to Adopt a Code of Ordinances and Why Does It Matter?

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The FLSA’s Administrative Exemption from Overtime Pay

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What You Need to Know about Driveway Permits and Road Access: Part I

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Who We Vote For in North Carolina

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The FLSA’s Executive Exemption from Overtime Pay

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Demolition and Code Enforcement Involving Historic Districts and Landmarks

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Voluntary Annexation: An Overview

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Voting Calculations When a Simple Majority is Not Enough to Decide a Zoning Matter

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Preempted? Let Me Count The Ways.

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America’s “First” July 4th

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The Prison Rape Elimination Act and Its Impact on County Jails

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New SOG Publication on HUB Participation Requirements . . . And Other SOG Purchasing and Contracting Resources

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Deannexation

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The Daily Bulletin: Big Changes Ahead

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A Book for Your Bosses

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Local Acts and General Laws: Another Look

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Serving Alcohol at City or County Events: What are the Rules?

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Annexation Reform: Referendum Replaces Petition to Deny

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Local Government Authority: Piecing it Together

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E-Discovery in North Carolina Courts: An Overview of Recent Amendments to the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure

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Annexing Streets – Interpreting S.L. 2011-57, and Dealing With Half a Street

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2011 General Assembly, Act 3 Coming Up: Constitutional Amendments

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Annexation Reform: A Summary of the New Law

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The Business of Legislating: How Much Has It Changed This Year?

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Agreements to Petition for Voluntary Annexation: Do They Run With the Land?

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Self-Executing Constitutional Provisions

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The 2011-2012 Session Begins: A Refresher on the UNC School of Government’s Legislative Resources

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New Legislation Addresses ABC Issues

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What Is A Local Act?

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Free Speech Rights in Government Social Media Sites

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Local Governments and their “In House” Counsel Not Immune from E-Discovery Sanctions

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Monuments in Parks: Government Speech, Not Forum Analysis

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Limited Public Forum Analysis Revisited