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Legislature Decriminalizes Local Ordinances

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Civil Penalties for Violations of State Emergency Orders?

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Enacting and Amending County and City Emergency Ordinances: What Rules Apply?

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City of Albemarle v. Nance: Mountain or Molehill?

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Ordinance Report Requirement – Round Two

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The First Amendment Keeps the “Social” in Government Social Media

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Temporary Signs in the Right-of-Way

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New Ordinance Report Requirement – Advice on Complying

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Receivership: A New Tool for Addressing Vacant Problem Properties in North Carolina

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Maintenance of vacant or neglected commercial buildings: options for NC local governments

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Your Reservation Has Changed: Regulating the Sharing-Economy

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The Airbnb Gold Rush: What’s a City to Do?

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A Statutory Modification for Plan Consistency Statements

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

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Local Acts Relating to Health and Sanitation: Supreme Court Weighs in On Asheville and Boone Cases

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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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Follow Procedures Prior to Acquiring Property for Redevelopment

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Ordinance Enforcement Basics

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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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Business Registration Programs: 10 Questions and Answers

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Speeding: Local Ordinance Violation or State Law Infraction?

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Voting Rules for Adopting Ordinances

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Can We Close That Old Street Right-of-Way?

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Legal Authority for Peddler Permit Fees

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Regulating Electronic Cigarettes in North Carolina, Part 2: Local Regulation

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Regulating Electronic Cigarettes in North Carolina, Part 1: Federal and State Regulation

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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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Locally Adopted Voting 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 1)

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Can Outside Material be Incorporated by Reference into Local Development Regulations?

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Keep Your Distance: Requirements to Keep Certain Land Uses Apart

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Can a Property Owner Be Cited for a Zoning Violation by a Tenant?

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

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

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Preempted? Let Me Count The Ways.

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Road Trips Raise the Darndest Questions

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Court of Appeals Takes Expansive View of the Police Power

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Bigelow v. Town of Chapel Hill: When May State Constitutional Claims Against Local Governments Be Dismissed?

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Is North Carolina a Dillon’s Rule State?

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Mowing the Grassy Strip

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Parking Enforcement: Civil Penalties, Infractions and Wheel Locks

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Local Government Authority to Regulate Traffic

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When can a flag be flown at half-staff?

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Postcards from Home Rule States

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Who needs a hybrid? Regulation of golf carts on local streets