SPEEDING THROUGH THE ‘GREEN’ LIGHT: PART ONE - Legal Issues Presented by Municipalities’ Pursuit of a More Sustainable Built Environment and Use of the LEED® Standard By John McGowan, Esq.

Digital deadline: Where will the old televisions go? - Reprinted with permission from the Municipal Association of South Carolina

Mark Tomb's Best Practices Article May '08

The Commerce Clause and Municipal Taxation - With kind permission from the Alabama League of Municipalities

Understanding Bankruptcy

Bonds Gone Wild

Public Trust Contractors: Sales Tax Exemption

When Good Budgets Go Bad: Dollars and Sense Revisited

FAIR committee confronts city finances, intergovernmental relations

October 1st Spending Deadline

Sales Tax Holiday: August 1 to August 3, 2008

Special End of Fiscal Year Duties

List of Cities and Towns in Oklahoma and Their Forms of Government

Sexual Harassment: Be Aware of Questionable Conduct in the Workplace

Special Report: City of Spencer Fire Chief Case

NLC Participates in Fire and EMS Mobilization Study

Taking the right steps toward succession planning from the North Dakota League

Questions, questions – getting the best answers from applicants from the North Dakota League

The Cost of Downsizing - With Kind Permission from Indiana Association of Cities and Towns

City Workforce of the Future: The Next Generation

Employee Political Activity

Tort of Wrongful Discharge

Motivate Employees from SD Municipal League, with Permission

IACT Lay-Off Article by E. Nelson Chipman

Employee Voting Rights

When Its Time To Let Go

Religious Expression in the Municipal Workplace

Initiative Cautions Against Tapping Into Retirement Plans - NLC

Training time outside work hours: Is it compensable?

Changes to the Family Medical Leave Act

Supreme Court Rules in Ricci v. DeStefano

Supreme Court Hears Employment Discrimination Case

FLSA Child Labor Regulations

2009 COBRA Premium Amendments

COBRA and Employees Guns

Fair Pay Act, Retirement Changes and Proposed Firefighter Standards

Legal Developments Affect Employers with Employees In The Military

Mental Health Parity Legislation Becomes Law

EEOC Guidelines on Caregiving Duties

ADA Amendments Act of 2008

Federal FMLA Amendments

The ADA and Your Website

US Supreme Court Refuses To Apply Class of One Theory of Equal Protection To Public Employment by Garrett A. Baxter, Esq. from The Municipal Assisstance Center of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns

EEOC Issues Guidance on Family Caregiving Responsibilities Discrimination

Principles of Waiver of Statutory Rights

Legal Problems With Paid Time Off?

The Garrity Warning and Public Employees - Article from the April 2009 Kansas Government Journal. Reprinted with permission from the League of Kansas Municipalities.

Summary of Fire and Police Arbitration Act

NFPA 1710 Fire Standard Changes Move Forward

Firefighter Salary Continuation

Oklahoma Planning Commissioners Handbook

Social Media – The Newest Face on Public Relations by Heather Roberts, Manager of Information Services, Iowa League of Cities, reprinted with kind permission.

National Preparedness Month: Are You Ready by Bethany Duncan, Communications Coordinator, Iowa League of Cities, reprinted with kind permission.

Use Letters to the Editor and Editorials to Reinforce Your Message Taken from Op-eds: Framing the Debate by Communications Consortium Media Center.

Do You Tweet? Reprinted with permission from Uptown Municipal Association of SC

Managing Meetings in Challenging Times

IRS Payroll Compliance Problems

Leading Your Community: A Guide for Local Elected Leaders

Accounting for Capital Assets: A Guide for State and Local Governments

Time and Energy Management Tips

Residency Fundamentals

Sample OML Open Records Request Form (February 19, 2026)

Best Practices for Municipalities With Open Records Requests

Federal Issues