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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Welcome to the 'riskscape' On one day in July 2021 fires devastated large areas of Sardinia, flooding occurred for the second time in two weeks in London and I received a message from research colleagues in Germany that read "the institute was quite destroyed and many colleagues have suffered tremendous damage to their houses."

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Big omission in blog series on advance hospital/health and wellness planning, public health planning: addiction services

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Experts say raising state alcohol taxes also would make more money available for programs aimed at preventing unhealthy drinking and to enforce the state’s liquor laws. That’s no coincidence, experts say. Currently, the department charged with regulating Colorado’s alcohol outlets can’t afford to fill all its open positions.

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Proposal to build new basketball arena in Downtown Philadelphia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Comparing redevelopment outcomes in central Dallas tax increment financing districts ," Land Use Policy (2021) -- " Role of Sports Facilities in the Process of Revitalization of Brownfields ," IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering (2017) == Economic impact of individual spending by sports patrons.

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FIRST AMENDMENT/PUBLIC HEALTH: Freedom of Religion During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

2012, 2019 (2017). Although the Clause prohibits the government from punishing or withholding benefits based on one's religious beliefs, the Clause does not entitle citizens to an exemption from a generally applicable law solely due to their religious beliefs. See Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. Comer , 137 S.

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PUBLIC LAW:  The Continued Vitality of Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

120 (2017), the Court stated that recognizing implied causes of action was now a "disfavored judicial activity," noting its consistent refusal "to extend Bivens to any new context or new category of defendants." Green , 446 U.S. More recently, in Ziglar v. Abbasi , 582 U.S. The court distinguished this situation from Annappareddy v.

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CED and Affordable Housing: How Does Manufactured Housing Fit In?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

in 2021 is $124,400 (average of single and double-wide, not including land). Differences in state laws affecting manufactured housing’s purchase or ownership, as well as local laws affecting zoning and siting, can also complicate the manufactured housing landscape.” (p.

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So, Your Jurisdiction is Thinking of Starting a Revenue Manual…

Death and Taxes

I will also be presenting on this material at the 2021 North Carolina Local Government Budget Association’s Winter Conference and that presentation will be followed be a roundtable discussion of some folks around the state sharing their experience with creating and maintaining revenue manuals. Laws authorizing use. Trick question!