CINCINNATI, OH (October 17) – Court of Common Pleas Judge Curt C. Hartman today invalidated Cincinnati’s new excise tax on billboards as a burden on speech protected by the First Amendment. “Government may not single out and direct or target a tax solely at the exercise of First Amendment rights […]
Don’t be shy about asserting your rights if a zoning or planning board doesn’t follow the rules. That’s the lesson of Borough of Castle Shannon vs Steel City Billboards. Insider talked with Steel City Billboards owner Mitchell Fowkes. What was the dispute? Steel City Billboards went to Castle Shannon Borough to […]
The Boston Globe reports that Tom Sullivan (Lumber Liquidators and Cabinents to Go) and RJ Valentine (MBA Umbrella group) are fighting over the right to install a digital billboard on I-93 in Braintree, Massachusetts. There’s a 1,000 foot setback between digital billboards in Boston so there will only be one […]
Alaska’s Outdoor Advertising Law, was passed by citizen initiative in the 1990s. That law is very broad, and prohibits the public from: (1) placing signage within a right-of-way, and (2) placing signage on private property within 660 feet of the right-of-way if the sign is viewable from the roadway. Because […]
Cincinnati’s City Council voted to repeal its recent, significant increase in billboard fees. The unanimous vote to scrap the fee increase occurred October 10 in open session of the council that was live-streamed on the city’s website. Norton Outdoor and Lamar Advertising had challenged the fee increase in court, along […]
The feds and New York State announced resolution on September 28 to a long-running dispute over tourism-promotion signs on the right of way deemed illegal by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Neither side offered much detail about the agreement, other than FHWA would rescind its $14 million penalty against the […]
By Jennifer Sloane, Esq. As an attorney for the OOH industry, I love to see comments by local governmental officials such as those pointed out in the article New Digital Signs Headed For San Jose, CA. In that article, the city councilperson stated, in summary, that they wanted to allow […]
Biz Journals reports The Maryland Medical Cannabis commission is considering measures to prohibit cannabis-related businesses form advertising on radio, TV or billboards. There are 14 growers, 15 processors, 5 testing labs and 69 dispensaries licensed to operate in Maryland and many are buying billboards. The Commission will vote on a […]
For more than 30 years, new billboards have been banned on city-owned property across San Jose. That is going to change after the city council voted last week to lift the ban, allowing for commercial signage. The ordinance consists of two parts. The first phase allows new billboards on 17 city-owned […]
Scenic America Chairman Mark Falzone did an interview in St Louis on the September 18 Charlie Brennan show. His comments start just past the 12:55 minute mark of the podcast. Insider has printed some of the questions and Falzone’s answers. Just exactly where does Missouri rank when it comes to billboards. […]
