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                                                                                            By: Scott C. Frissell
                                                                                             on  June 25, 2025
                                                                     
                     Beginning July 1, 2025, House Enrolled Act 1509 (codified at IC 5-14-9) takes effect in the State of Indiana and imposes mandatory disclosure requirements for appointed officers serving on any board, body, committee, commission or other instrumentality of the State or a political subdivision in… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                                                    March 10, 2025
                                                                     
                     Krieg DeVault is pleased to welcome David W. Holt as a Senior Advisor in the firm’s Public Finance and Municipal Practice. He will provide strategic guidance on economic development, government affairs, and infrastructure planning. With a distinguished career spanning both the public and private… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Christopher W. Bloomer and George C. Lepeniotis
                                                                                             on  July 27, 2022
                                                                     
                     What are your obligations when a citizen or corporation seeks governmental records?  Senior Associate Christopher W. Bloomer discusses some of the many nuances governing the ever-increasing number of records requests made upon cities, towns, boards, commissions, and other governmental bodies.  Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Brett J. Ashton and Libby Yin Goodknight
                                                                                             on  June 8, 2022
                                                                     
                     While commercial businesses are typically aware of their responsibilities under the Americans with Disability Act (the “ADA” or the “Act”) relative to the maintenance of their physical office spaces and general corporate policies, some businesses have been the recipients of demand letters alleging… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Christopher W. Bloomer
                                                                                             on  March 23, 2022
                                                                     
                     Until recently, members of a governing body could meet electronically with few limitations, such as attendance of a quorum, the public’s ability to simultaneously attend and observe the meeting, the inclusion of certain information in the meeting’s memoranda, and voting by roll call. However,… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: David E. Corbitt and George C. Lepeniotis
                                                                                             on  February 25, 2022
                                                                     
                     Krieg DeVault Partner, David E. Corbitt, provides an overview of the firm's Public Finance and Municipal Law Practice and how it utilizes a unique combination of governmental experience, historical knowledge of state and local issuers, and practical but creative tax advice to help governmental… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Christopher W. Bloomer and Hilary K. Leighty
                                                                                             on  February 14, 2022
                                                                     
                     In 2021, the IU Board of Trustees (“Board”) approved an addendum to the employment contract of IU President Michael McRobbie. IU professor Stephen Sanders made a records request to obtain the agreement; he speculated it was secretly negotiated and took effect without a public meeting. Apparently,… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Christopher W. Bloomer
                                                                                             on  January 26, 2022
                                                                     
                     The Indiana General Assembly gave Indiana’s cities, towns, and other municipal organizations a powerful tool in the fight against blight by enacting the Unsafe Building Law, or “UBL,” codified by Indiana Code § 36-7-9-1 et seq. Generally, any municipality or county that adopts an ordinance under… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Christopher W. Bloomer and Robert S. Schein
                                                                                             on  September 8, 2021
                                                                     
                     A few months ago, we analyzed House Enrolled Act 1437 (“HEA 1437”), which modified Indiana’s Open Door Law and authorized (after certain requirements were met) virtual attendance and voting by members of a governing body.1  Our earlier analysis covered the meeting requirements during a declared… Read More  
      
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