MSRB Identifies Compliance Considerations for Municipal Securities Dealers.
The Bond Lawyer: Summer 2017
S&P: Cyberattacks Pose A Real, If Varying, Credit Risk Across U.S. Public Finance Sectors. Ed. Note: This may serve as a handy guide for new & improved risk factors and disclosures.
As Flood Risks Intensify, Stormwater Utilities Offer a More Resilient Solution.
Someone Left the Crayons Out, and Now the Tax Lawyers Are Drawing Pictures.
California Cannabis Coalition v. City of Upland – Supreme Court of California holds that requirement – under constitutional provision limiting ability of local governments to impose, extend, or increase any general tax – that a general tax be submitted to the voters at a general election does not apply to taxes that are imposed by initiative after securing the electorate’s approval in a manner consistent with statute setting forth local government’s duty with respect to voter initiatives whose proponents request a special election.
And finally, Please Remind Me Again Why We Aren’t Paid Hourly is brought to us this week by Corrigan v. Illuminating Company, in which one can positively feel the waves of resigned disgust wafting off the Facts and Procedural Background section of the Supreme Court of Ohio’s opinion, which begins, “For over ten years, the parties have litigated the fate of this tree.” May visions of chainsaws dance through your heads.

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