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 […]
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. Today Greg shares some tips for […]
March 20 6:14am Update. Insider has learned that the last night the Tennessee Senate recessed without voting on legislation to fix Tennessee’s sign law. The bipartisan senate bill was crowded out by last minute efforts to pass a budget and recess amid coronavirus concerns. The Senate will consider the bill […]
House bill 2255, a proposed fix to Tennessee’s state sign law, unanimously passed a House Finance Subcommittee and the House Finance Ways and Means Committee and goes to House Rules Committee. Two key changes were made to the bill. The penalty for an illegal billboard under the State’s sign law […]
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. Last week he gave 3 tips […]
The Tennessee Senate Transportation Safety Committee and House Transportation Committee approved legislation, including out of home industry amendments, to fix Tennessee’s sign law. Senate Bill 2188 and HB 2255 rewrite the state’s sign law by redefining the term “off-premises device” as “a billboard receiving compensation from any message”. The change […]
