“Everything you wanted to know about nonprofits and elections…but were afraid to ask.” By David Heinen, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. From the Article: “As yard signs are beginning to show up in lawns across North Carolina in preparation for the March 3 primary election, the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits has been fielding many […]
“Don’t Forget the States.” By Kathryn Watts, Feb. 5, 2020, Administrative Law Jotwell. From the Article: “Largely missing from this scholarly discourse, however, has been a focus on the important role that the states can and have played in both furthering—and counteracting—presidential administration. In her forthcoming article titled Administrative States: Beyond Presidential Administration, Professor Jessica […]
“IRS outlines new tax law effect on tax exempt organizations.” Jan. 28, 2020, IRS. From the Article: “The Internal Revenue Service wants tax-exempt organizations to know about recent tax law changes that might affect them. The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act, passed on December 20, 2019, includes several provisions that may apply to […]
“Court Prohibits Correction of Appraisal Errors.” By Chris McLaughlin, January 15, 2020, UNC School of Government. From the Article: “[T]his Union County case focuses on the issue I raise in the opening hypothetical: may a county change an appraisal in a non-reval year to correct a prior appraisal error?” “The NC Courts Website as a […]
We’d like to highlight the University of North Carolina School of Government Survey. For those unfamiliar, the School of Government provides a wealth of information and resources for attorneys in our section. The survey should only take a few minutes and closes Friday, November 22, 2019. “Electronic Records Day 2019: Social Media as a Public […]
By Amy O’Neal As we have officially entered the fall season (despite the deceiving outside temperatures), it is a great time to consider submitting an article for publication on the Government and Public Sector Blog. Our blog posts are sent to GPS Section members and are available to all attorneys who are members of an […]
By Mike Thelen Dear Members of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Government and Public Sector Section (GPS): Welcome to the Association’s 2019-2020 year! My name is Mike. I’m honored to serve as this year’s chair of the GPS Section alongside a formidable and distinguished set of officers and a Section Council, the members of which […]
By Paige Worsham The Government & Public Sector Section is joining forces with the Administrative Law, Juvenile Justice & Children’s Rights, and Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law Sections to bring you a 6.0 credit hour CLE this fall, titled “Riding the Waves of Change: 2019 Legislative Review.” The CLE will take place at the […]
By Ann B. Wall Rulemaking coordinators across state government are no doubt heaving a sigh of relief. They will welcome a new law that makes long desired changes in state government rulemaking. This new law will allow quick fixes to small but important elements in the North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC). See, S.L. 2019-140, An […]
By Michael Thelen With appreciation to Government and Public Sector Section Council member Ann Wall, general counsel to the Secretary of State and professional knower-of-things, the Section Council has been alerted to an important message and opportunity from Whitney Ray. Whitney, of course, is a records management analyst with the North Carolina Department of Natural […]