Category: state mandates

A Restaurateur’s Reflections of an Industry Battered by Pandemic Guidelines

Commentary As Orange County eateries begin reopening their doors for indoor dining, a Newport Beach restaurateur is reflecting on “inhumane” treatment of the industry during the pandemic. Newport Beach Councilmember Noah Blöm said state-mandated closures have led restaurant owners to become disillusioned as “many people that weren’t ready to retire or would’ve never thought about…


Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Reimbursing Private Schools for Mandated Costs

In a split decision that ran along partisan lines, the Michigan Supreme Court upheld a controversial spending bill that reimburses private schools for state mandates, a ruling that deals a blow to the public-school education establishment. The 3-3 decision Dec. 28 in Council of Organizations and Others for Education About Parochiaid v. State of Michigan…