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Posts for Jill Dvorkin

2023 Planning Legislation Impacting Local Governments
September 11, 2023
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Comprehensive Planning-Growth Management
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Annexation
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Design
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Housing
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New Legislation and Regulations

2023 Legislative Updates to Modernize and Streamline Local Project Review
September 5, 2023
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Land Use Administration
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New Legislation and Regulations

Implementation Strategies for Climate Action and Sustainability Plans, Part 1
March 29, 2023
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Climate Change

Pop Quiz: Paid Family Medical Leave and the Family Medical Leave Act
February 6, 2023
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Leave Policies

Legal Publication Requirements and the Decline of the Local Newspaper
October 31, 2022
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Legislative Body

Read the Signs: New Ruling Clarifies On-/Off-Premises Sign Regulation
July 25, 2022
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Sign Control

State and Local Governments Prepare to Celebrate Newest State Holiday: Juneteenth
June 6, 2022
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Leave Policies

MRSC Releases Results of Local Government Climate Response Survey
October 12, 2021
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
MRSC News and Updates
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Climate Change

Regulating Signs During Election Season
August 19, 2021
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Elections
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Sign Control

April 19, 2021
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Recruitment and Hiring
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Ethics and Conflicts of Interest

Regulating Non-Commercial Temporary Signs During Election Season
October 13, 2020
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Elections
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Sign Control

Climate Change: What Can Local Governments Do?
October 8, 2020
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Climate Change

Court Upholds King County Ordinance Requiring Franchise Compensation for Use of Right-of-Way
January 7, 2020
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Court Decisions and AGO Opinions
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Utilities
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Water Utilities

Recounts, Ties, and Other Post-Election Scenarios
October 31, 2019
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Elections

Food Waste Reduction and Sustainable Recycling: New Legislation
September 19, 2019
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Utilities
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New Legislation and Regulations

Affordable Housing Legislative Round-Up
June 26, 2019
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Housing
,
New Legislation and Regulations

Legislature Paves the Way for Tiny Houses
May 14, 2019
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Housing
,
New Legislation and Regulations

Lessons Learned from Snowmaggedon
March 14, 2019
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Emergency Management
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Personnel Policies

January 30, 2019
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Court Decisions and AGO Opinions

December 13, 2018
by
Jill Dvorkin
Category:
Governance
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Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
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Snow and Ice Removal