by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jan 7, 2021 | Federal Advocacy, State Advocacy
All 50 U.S. state legislatures will be in session this year. With the majority convening in January and adjourning by the end of May—30 states have sessions lasting less than 120 days— it is likely that most will spend much of their time at first considering...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE and Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Dec 31, 2020 | Federal Advocacy, State Advocacy
With just hours left in 2020, CAI’s Government and Public Affairs team would like to thank its Legislative Action Committees (LACs), volunteer advocates, and our members who continually supported and advocated on behalf of the 73.5 million Americans living in...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Nov 19, 2020 | Community Association Guidance, State Advocacy
There has been plenty of talk about how people will celebrate Thanksgiving this year due to restrictions on gatherings as cases of COVID-19 surge across the U.S. CAI calls on community association stakeholders—board leaders, residents, community managers, and business...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Nov 12, 2020 | Federal Advocacy, State Advocacy
When governors began to issue states of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic in March, 26 state legislatures suspended or postponed their legislative sessions, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Next year, all 50 states are...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Oct 22, 2020 | Federal Advocacy, State Advocacy
Is there a better day than World Statistics Day—celebrated every five years on October 20—to promote community association housing model statistics? The 2020 World Statistics Day’s theme was “Connecting the world with data we can trust—which reflects the importance of...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Oct 15, 2020 | Community Association Guidance, State Advocacy
With election season upon us, the subject of political signs is more relevant than ever. It is at the forefront of discussions between community association leaders and residents. According to the 2020 Homeowner Satisfaction Survey conducted by Zogby Analytics for...
