The Tennessee House Transportation Subcommittee on Infrastructure passed two bills to amend the State’s sign regulations. Both bills are designed to fix Tennessee’s sign regulations which were overturned by the Thomas v Bright court challenge. HB 1071 is legislation prepared by various stakeholders including the out of home advertising industry. HB […]
Tennessee’s General Assembly has started considering changes to Tennessee’s billboard-control law because federal courts have ruled the law unconstitutional. The motivation to enact a new billboard law is to remedy a pending legal challenge regarding free speech (Thomas v. Bright). Similar constitutional challenges to billboard law arose in Oregon and […]
On Tuesday Insider ran an article by Paul Wright on a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruling that billboard lease income could be considered when estimating the taxable value of land. This is a big issue for operators because landlords will be more reluctant to allow billboards on their property if a […]
The OAAA hosted a webinar July 25 for non-members, to offer a look inside the national trade association. Insider will publish a three-part series with the webinar highlights. The first of three parts features longtime OAAA expert Myron Laible, explaining problem-solving. By Myron Laible I came to OAAA over 30 […]
By, Kerry Yoakum Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA presents the Supplier Spotlight, asking OOH printers four insightful questions: What are the major opportunities and challenges facing printers today? What are the largest customer categories for […]
Kerry Yoakum is VP, Government Affairs for OAAA. He joined OAAA in 2008 after practicing law as an attorney for the Ohio Department of Transportation. Insider asked Kerry to talk about out of home regulatory trends. What were some of the most important legal issues this year? From a national […]
By Kerry Yoakum, OAAA In a closely watched case, a federal judge in Memphis has issued a final order on September 20 in a ruling that invalidated Tennessee’s billboard-control act on constitutional grounds. The case (Thomas v. Schroer) challenged the state’s Highway Beautification Act as suppression of free speech protected […]
