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Bi-monthly publication covering legal developments affecting municipalities and local governments.

Issue: March/April 2024

Name: Boardman Clark Law Firm
Address: 1 S. Pinckney St., Suite 410, Madison, WI, 53701, United States
Telephone: (608) 257-9521
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March/April 2022

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Enforceable State PFOS/PFOA Drinking Water Standards Likely This Year
Wisconsin Legislature Initiates Unclaimed Property Voluntary Disclosure Agreements
It’s a Good Time to Consider Community Broadband

January/February 2022

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Final ARPA Rule May Facilitate Infrastructure Projects to Provide Government Services
Court Upholds Milwaukee's Decision to Terminate Licenses for Gas Station Found to Be a Nuisance
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Municipalities Not Entitled to Certiorari Review of Tax Assessments

November/December 2021

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New Law Governs Police Officer Hiring and Record Retention
Financing Opportunities for Local Governments under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Anita Gallucci Wins Distinguished "Friend of Public Power Award"
Milwaukee Wins Tax Exemption Challenge When Plaintiff Files Claim Too Soon

September/October 2021

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COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Municipality Wins Again in Dark Store Tax Case
Municipality Has a Right to Be a Party to Its Neighbors' Cooperative Boundary Plan

July/August 2021

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds DNR’s Broad Statutes Provide “Explicit” Authority to Take Challenged Actions; Dissent Decries “Calamitous Decision”
Supreme Court Signals that Government Agencies Should Be Very Wary of Denying Exceptions to Regulatory, Licensing and Contracting Requirements that Burden the Free Exercise of Religion
PSC Dismisses Complaint Challenging Extraterritorial Sewer Service “License Fee”

May/June 2021

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COVID Local Fiscal Recovery Funds May Impact Levy Limits
Legal Nonconforming Use Survives if Use Continues in Any Way, Even if Owner Promised to End the Use
Public Service Commission Launches Road Map to Zero Carbon Investigation
Boardman Clark Welcomes Storm Larson

March/April 2021

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Local Governments Need to Plan for COVID Relief Funds Under the American Rescue Plan Act
Court of Appeals Upholds Rezoning as Consistent With Comprehensive Plan
Wisconsin Supreme Court Affirms Subdivision Authority as Separate and Distinct From Zoning Authority, Even Within Areas Subject to Shoreland Zoning
Is the United States Supreme Court Signaling a Change in Its Treatment of Qualified Immunity?

January/February 2021

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Divided Court Agrees With Kenosha: Property Not Actually Used for Ag Purposes May Be Assessed as Residential
Municipal Prosecution Cost Saving Tips
Governor’s Climate Change Task Force Sees Prominent Role for Local Government

November/December 2020

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Can Employers Require Employees to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine? Possibly, but Legal and Policy Questions Remain.
Village of Plover Wins Tax Case; Dark Store Argument Fails
City Cannot Appeal Reduction in Assessed Value by Board of Review
Municipalities Must Give New Unemployment Insurance Notice to Employees

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