New billboard tax threat, and other highlights from Day 2 of the Independent Billboard Operator Conference (Billboard Insider)

Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder Law Group: “Many states will look at a billboard, determine that it’s an interest in real property, and try to tax it accordingly. You’re going to see more and more of this.” Why cities are coming for billboards: “The federal government pushes the cost of doing business to the states, and the states in turn pass unfunded mandates on to the cities. […]