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NHC CEO David Dworkin Joins Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Demanding Action to Support Renters, Smaller Landlords, in Housing & Eviction Crisis

“We don’t want the small business people who own most of the apartment buildings and single-family rentals in the country to go out of business.” – said David Dworkin, President and CEO of the National Housing Conference (NHC), per CBN News. Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Bump Stock Ban Voided – Will be Reheard in 10th Circuit Court

The federal government’s previous ban on bump stocks has been granted a petition for a rehearing after the earlier decision to uphold the bump stock ban was reached previously. The Original ban which went into effect in 2018 and made bump stock devices illegal to possess, will now be reheard by in the 10th Circuit…
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Plaintiffs argue Legislature, not governor, should set pandemic policies

Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s highest court is poised to decide whether Gov. Charlie Baker’s string of executive orders were a legally appropriate response to contain the highly infectious virus or if he overstepped the authority outlined in law. An attorney representing business owners and religious leaders who sued the Baker administration…
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The Checkup: Governor's pandemic powers face legal test

BAKER GETS A CIVIL DEFENSE: The state’s law firm, led by Attorney General Maura Healey, is defending Gov. Charlie Baker’s use of the 1950 Civil Defense Act in combating the coronavirus pandemic. The Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments Friday for and against a nonprofit group’s claim, filed in June, that the act wasn’t meant to extend…
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Should COVID-19 restrictions be left up to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker or cities and towns? Supreme Judicial Court weighs arguments

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker invoked the wrong law to justify his series of executive orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but even if he used the correct law, he would be overstepping his authority, an attorney representing small business owners suing the commonwealth told the Supreme Judicial Court Friday. Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares
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