By OAAA Tennessee’s General Assembly has passed legislation intended to remedy a pending constitutional challenge to the State’s billboard control act. The bill goes to Governor Bill Lee. The Tennessee House voted unanimously to approve the legislation on June 11; the state Senate passed the bill 31-0 on June 4. […]
In addition to starting and running Chicago-based GreenSigns, Joe Mancino just finished 11 years as Mayor of Hawthorn Woods. On this week’s podcast Joe gives tips for working with city hall and running a sustainable out of home advertising business. Tips for working with city hall. I’m going to start […]
On this week’s Billboard Insider Podcast Ken Klein, the OAAA’s EVP Government Affairs, talked about how the OAAA is representing the industry post-covid. In addition to the Paycheck Protection help, and in addition to the individual checks that have arrived to many out of home workers, Congress is looking into […]
The Maryland Court of Appeals will review a challenge to Baltimore’s Billboard tax. Clear Channel Outdoor has asked courts to overturn a tax at the rate of $15 per square foot for digital billboards and $5 per square foot on other billboards. Clear Channel Outdoor says the tax is constitutionally […]
Another State has found itself in the same predicament as Tennessee and Texas, after a Federal Court’s ruling that the Kentucky Highway Beautification Act is unconstitutional. Specifically, on April 24, 2020, the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, issued its opinion in L.D. Management Company vs. […]
Reuters reports that the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a religious rights dispute brought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington DC against the Washington DC area transit authority over its policy barring advertisements in its stations and on buses and trains on divisive issues including religion. […]
By Kerry Yoakum, VP of Government Affairs, OAAA Last week the State of Tennessee’s Solicitor General filed a Petition to the Supreme Court to take the case that challenges the constitutionality of Tennessee’s Billboard Control Act (Thomas v. Bright). The pace of Supreme Court action is likely to be impacted […]
Greg Redeker is a Real Estate Manager for Stott Outdoor Advertising. Greg spent 20 years working for local government, most of that time as an urban planner. He also served as a zoning administrator and was lead author for a comprehensive sign ordinance update. Greg has written previous posts about […]
Billboard Insider reported in its March 26th edition on the recent OAAA webinar on the various “Stay at Home” orders issued by several states, counties, and cities, in light of the Covid-19 crisis. The Insider article and OAAA webinar are excellent explanations of the practical challenges and means to navigate […]
By Richard Hamlin, Hamlin Cody Last week the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed Constitutional claims against enforcement of a billboard ordinance. Citizens for Free Speech rented land from Michael Shaw. The purpose: to display political messages on billboards. Alameda County determined that the billboards violated […]
