By: Michael G. Colantuono, Esq., Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC On Wednesday, May 8th, the California Supreme Court heard argument in San Francisco in Legislature v. Weber, an unusual and important case seeking an order to remove Initiative 1935 from the November 2024 California...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2024 Contact: Kyle Packham kylep@csda.net (916) 642-3808 HOUSE PASSES HISTORIC LEGISLATION DEFINING 35,000 SPECIAL DISTRICTS IN LAW Federal Legislation Would Open Funding Opportunities for Special Districts Providing Essential...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The U.S. House and Senate are both in session this week. Among other items, the House will consider legislation (S. 870) that would reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), as well as two programs that benefit local fire departments, namely...
By @Kyle Packham Federal Legislation Would Open Funding Opportunities for Special Districts Providing Essential Services to Nearly All of California’s 39 Million Residents Yesterday, in a major victory for special districts and the National Special...
By: National Special Districts Coalition After a short recess, Congress returns to action this week. It should be noted that both chambers were in session briefly last week to clear a foreign aid package that will provide a total of $95 billion in military assistance for Israel, Ukraine,...
By @Kyle Packham In a recent survey, CSDA received responses from 509 of the state’s 2,000 special districts on the potential impacts of Initiative 1935, dubbed the “Taxpayer Deception Act” by its opponents. The initiative is eligible for the November 2024 statewide ballot and seeks to...
By: @Mustafa Hessabi On April 12, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that development impact fees and all similar land-use permit conditions are required to have an "individualized determination" under the Takings Clause and that any fee or condition must have an "essential nexus"...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The U.S. House and Senate are in session this week. Following escalating tensions in the Middle East, the House will consider more than a dozen bills in the coming days regarding Iran and Israel. In light of this past weekend’s military action...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The National Special Districts Coalition (NSDC) prepared for CSDA members a Special Report Summary of the Recent FY 2024 Appropriations Acts (combined, the two measures fund the entirety of the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year)...
By @Kyle Packham Today, CSDA, together with over 200 California special districts and partner organizations, sent California’s 52 Congressional Representatives and two U.S. Senators a coalition letter highlighting the growing coalition of support behind H.R. 7525 . In addition to...
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