December Featured Articles
San Francisco Takes Aim on “Ghost Gun” Retailers
“Ghost guns,” also known as privately made firearms (PMF’s), are prepackaged firearm parts and equipment that can be bought online in the form of DIY kits. Once assembled, they constitute and operate as firearms.
Major Student Free Speech Case Decided By U.S. Supreme Court
On June 23, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision on an issue described at the time of the case’s April oral argument as “the most momentous case in more than five decades involving student speech.”
Institutions of Higher Learning Reopened in the Fall: Planning, Execution
and Student Satisfaction
According to a survey conducted by the Student Voice Project in March 2021, providing insights to college and university administrators and instructors on student perspectives, students who have already returned to college campuses this year are for the most part fairly ambivalent about their experience.
Passing the Torch--Addressing the Talent Gap in Risk & Insurance
If ever there is an opportunity and need to promote the advantages of working in the insurance industry, the time is now. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 50% of the current insurance workforce will retire in the next 15 years. This retirement cliff leaves 400,000 open positions with less than 25% of the industry under 35 years of age.
Code Writing Rules Changes Bring Objections from Building Professionals
and Government Officials
The International Code Council (ICC), the organization that develops, updates and publishes the most influential building and energy efficiency codes in the world, recently changed the way it considers and adopts certain construction and energy efficiency codes.
ITPE Podcast: Alliant Welcomes Phil Williams and Kaci Snyder
Dan Howell sits down with Phil Williams and Kaci Snyder to discuss how their expertise, knowledge and understanding of public entities enables them to provide clients with innovative programs that meet their specialized needs.