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Yesterday, Governor DeSantis signed the Combatting Public Disorder Act, which amends numerous Florida Statutes in response to recent demonstrations, and resulting property damage and injuries. [...]

In an article published by Law360, Jamie A. Cole commented on Florida’s “anti-riot” law. The bill was prompted by the Black Lives Matter protests that became prominent starting last summer and [...]

As re-elected Chair of the Miami-Dade County Community Relations Board, John Quick spoke to Channel 4 News about mitigating the spread of COVID-19 during spring break. “Come and be smart,” John [...]

President Biden just signed the COVID-19 Pandemic Rescue Plan, which included over $45 billion in funding for large cities (population of at least 50,000) and over $19 billion for small cities [...]

In a story by Local 10 News, Jamie Cole commented on how the latest COVID-19 federal relief package provides direct aid to cities, helping resident taxpayers. Jamie told Local 10 News the relief [...]

Municipal government attorney also reelected for new two-year term on organization’s Board of Directors Miami, Fla. – Haydee Sera, a Partner with Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L. who [...]

Andrew Maurodis retires as Parkland city attorney, passing the baton to Anthony C. Soroka, who has been working by his side as the assistant city attorney since May 2017.  Andy leaves behind a [...]

This article originally appeared in the Florida Bar City, County and Local Government Law Section’s The Agenda in Fall 2020 and was written by firm partners David Tolces and Susan L. Trevarthen [...]

Partner Susan Trevarthen was published in the American Planners Association blog titled “Fighting for Federal Support: Planners Speak Out.” In the blog post, planners across the country, who are [...]

In light of the heightened national attention on police use of force, many municipalities are trying to identify changes that can be made to police oversight to address community concerns. One [...]