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On Friday, February 25, 2022 the CDC updated its masking guidance for public and private school systems. The CDC no longer recommends universal indoor mask wearing in K-12 and early education settings in areas with a low or medium COVID-19 community transmission. Order: Wearing of face masks while on conveyances...
Timothy Whipple has joined the Ahlers & Cooney, P.C. law firm as Special Counsel and focuses his practice in the Government Law Practice Area, working with municipal utilities, including electric, water, sewer, gas, and telecommunications. He works closely with clients as counsel on municipal utility matters, general municipal law matters,...
By Attorney Jenna Bishop Sabroske See the updated law changes in the October 10, 2023 client alert. As you work through your annual city or county budget approval process, attached is a 12-step checklist explaining key steps and deadlines in the budget process, originally prepared by Ahlers & Cooney following...
By Attorneys Logan Brundage, Jason Comisky, Nathan Overberg, and Jenna H.B. Sabroske Iowa’s Auditor of State, Rob Sand, recently issued a ""Best Practices’ Advisory to Governments on Working with Non-Profits” that recommends approaches for ensuring a public purpose is served when directing public funds toward a private non-profit. The Auditor’s...
On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in The Arc of Iowa, et al. v. Reynolds, et al., regarding the preliminary injunction previously issued by the federal District Court against enforcement of Iowa Code § 280.31. This statute generally prohibits schools from requiring...
Brad Beaman has joined the Ahlers & Cooney, P.C. law firm as Special Counsel, and is a member of both the Public Law and Private Law Practice Areas, with a focus on litigation, construction law, and procurement/contracting. As a litigation attorney, Brad serves as a legal adviser to clients counseling...
As you may know, on January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision imposing a stay on enforcement of OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”): 21A244 National Federation of Independent Business v. OSHA (01/13/2022) (supremecourt.gov). The effect of the Supreme Court’s decision is to...
By Attorneys Elizabeth Burnett and Kristin Cooper One of the most frequently asked questions we receive as bond lawyers is, “How long do I have to spend tax-exempt bond proceeds?” The easiest answer (and what the IRS would prefer) is “as soon as possible.” Ultimately, the answer is complex and...
As you may have heard, Iowa OSHA issued a statement late yesterday stating that it would not adopt or enforce the federal OSHA ETS (Emergency Temporary Standard) that is currently the subject of litigation before the United States Supreme Court. Accordingly, regardless of the Supreme Court’s decision on a stay,...
By Attorney Miriam Van Heukelem On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the stay issued by the 5th Circuit last month that temporarily delayed the implementation of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) that requires employers with over 100 employees to adopt, implement, and...