Publications July 13, 2023 – Insight Show Me the Money: Plan Now or Be Prepared to Pay More Later James Boyers, Robert Schein and David Patton September 8, 2021 – Articles Open Door Law Update: "Declared Emergency" Virtual Meetings Continue Under Governor Holcomb's Eighteenth Renewal of the Public Health Emergency Declaration August 9, 2021 – Articles Court Bulldozes Indiana Contract Provision Requiring Florida Litigation May 19, 2021 – Articles Public Access Alert: New Law Permits Electronic Meetings, but Requires Planning February 26, 2021 – Articles Indy's Amazon HQ2 Records Shielded by APRA (and What it Means for Local Economic Incentive Records) February 1, 2021 – Articles Emergency Public Works Project? In Addition to Obtaining Bids, Declare the Emergency on the Record July 22, 2020 – Articles Preserving (or Defeating) Mechanic's Lien Rights Amid COVID-19 July 19, 2020 – Articles Local Governments at Risk if Agent Waives Notice Requirement Under the Tort Claims Act May 21, 2020 – Articles Exceptions to Indiana's Open Door Law and Access to Public Records Act Extended Until June 13, 2020 May 14, 2020 – Articles Exceptions to Indiana's Open Door Law and Access to Public Records Act Set to Expire on May 23, 2020 April 3, 2020 – Articles Indiana's Public Access Laws Further Suspended in Response to COVID-19 March 26, 2020 – Articles COVID-19: What Every Construction Owner and Entity Should Do Right Now March 21, 2020 – Articles During a COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, What Constitutes an "Essential Matter," Thus Warranting a Public Meeting by Local Governmental Entities? March 20, 2020 – Articles Indiana's Public Access Counselor Provides Open Door Law ("ODL") Guidance Following Governor Holcomb's Most Recent COVID-19 Executive Order March 18, 2020 – Articles Indiana's Open Door Law ("ODL") Partially Suspended in Response to COVID-19 November 6, 2019 – Articles Indiana's "Little Miller Act" Alleviates Concern that Public Works Projects Remain Immune to Mechanic's Liens June 24, 2019 – Articles Mechanic's Liens Remain Unavailable to Certain Construction Suppliers May 1, 2019 – Articles Investigatory Records Exception to Indiana's Access to Public Records Act ("APRA") Analyzed by Court of Appeals March 19, 2019 – Articles Immunity under the Indiana Tort Claims Act ("ITCA") unavailable to government entity after student murdered away from school premises February 7, 2019 – Articles AIA form documents offer predictability, cost-savings to contractors and subcontractors December 13, 2018 – Articles Court's finding that property violated Indiana's Unsafe Building Law provides best practices to local units of government June 5, 2018 – Articles Community Crossings Program provides matching grant funds for local roads and bridges May 7, 2018 – Articles Local Trax" Program provides local entities a resource for improving rail grade crossings
July 13, 2023 – Insight Show Me the Money: Plan Now or Be Prepared to Pay More Later James Boyers, Robert Schein and David Patton
September 8, 2021 – Articles Open Door Law Update: "Declared Emergency" Virtual Meetings Continue Under Governor Holcomb's Eighteenth Renewal of the Public Health Emergency Declaration
May 19, 2021 – Articles Public Access Alert: New Law Permits Electronic Meetings, but Requires Planning
February 26, 2021 – Articles Indy's Amazon HQ2 Records Shielded by APRA (and What it Means for Local Economic Incentive Records)
February 1, 2021 – Articles Emergency Public Works Project? In Addition to Obtaining Bids, Declare the Emergency on the Record
July 19, 2020 – Articles Local Governments at Risk if Agent Waives Notice Requirement Under the Tort Claims Act
May 21, 2020 – Articles Exceptions to Indiana's Open Door Law and Access to Public Records Act Extended Until June 13, 2020
May 14, 2020 – Articles Exceptions to Indiana's Open Door Law and Access to Public Records Act Set to Expire on May 23, 2020
March 21, 2020 – Articles During a COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, What Constitutes an "Essential Matter," Thus Warranting a Public Meeting by Local Governmental Entities?
March 20, 2020 – Articles Indiana's Public Access Counselor Provides Open Door Law ("ODL") Guidance Following Governor Holcomb's Most Recent COVID-19 Executive Order
March 18, 2020 – Articles Indiana's Open Door Law ("ODL") Partially Suspended in Response to COVID-19
November 6, 2019 – Articles Indiana's "Little Miller Act" Alleviates Concern that Public Works Projects Remain Immune to Mechanic's Liens
May 1, 2019 – Articles Investigatory Records Exception to Indiana's Access to Public Records Act ("APRA") Analyzed by Court of Appeals
March 19, 2019 – Articles Immunity under the Indiana Tort Claims Act ("ITCA") unavailable to government entity after student murdered away from school premises
February 7, 2019 – Articles AIA form documents offer predictability, cost-savings to contractors and subcontractors
December 13, 2018 – Articles Court's finding that property violated Indiana's Unsafe Building Law provides best practices to local units of government
June 5, 2018 – Articles Community Crossings Program provides matching grant funds for local roads and bridges
May 7, 2018 – Articles Local Trax" Program provides local entities a resource for improving rail grade crossings