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Food truck numbers grow in Maryland town following passage of new law
January 29, 2019
In the year-and-a-half since Frederick, Maryland, passed its food truck ordinance, food truck operations in the city have expanded significantly.
read nowChicago Tribune calls on state court to overturn food truck rules
January 28, 2019
The Chicago Tribune has urged the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn the city’s food truck regulations, claiming in an editorial that the rules have left the…
read nowVirginia city tries to loosen food truck restrictions
January 25, 2019
Food truck and brick-and-mortar restaurant owners in Virginia Beach, Virginia, agreed to eliminate background checks for food truck owners and to cut the cost…
read nowTexas city to consider allowing food trucks
January 23, 2019
Vernon, Texas, city commissioners plan to discuss a proposal at their Feb. 5 meeting that would change city regulations to allow food trucks to operate within…
read nowAlabama newspaper urges lawmakers to make food truck rules friendlier
January 22, 2019
The Decatur Daily, which serves Decatur, Alabama, has urged its lawmakers to make the city friendlier to food trucks as it considers legislation to revise…
read nowIllinois Supreme Court will hear 2012 lawsuit against Chicago's food truck law
January 21, 2019
The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear the case of a Chicago food truck owner, who claimed the city's food truck regulations were too restrictive…
read nowNew York City passes out first food truck inspection grades
January 21, 2019
The New York City health department passed out its first 22 grades for food truck and food cart inspections, most of which were As, according to a New York…
read nowVirginia town to allow food trucks in commercial districts
January 11, 2019
Food trucks will be permitted in Williamsburg, Virginia, commercial districts under rules approved Thursday by the city council, according to the Virginia…
read nowTexas city updates food truck regulations
January 9, 2019
The San Angelo, Texas, city council city has approved regulations updating where food trucks can park, according to gosanangelo.com. If the council approves…
read nowMichigan city adopts permanent food truck rules following 2-year test
January 9, 2019
Grand Rapids, Michigan, will make permanent its food truck regulations after its pilot program expired last month, according to mlive. The city commission has…
read nowTennessee town considers loosening food truck rules
January 8, 2019
The Decatur, Tennessee, city council held a first reading of changes to its food truck ordinance Monday and set a public hearing for Feb. 4, according to…
read nowSouth Carolina city expected to loosen food truck restrictions following pilot program
January 4, 2019
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina lawmakers will soon consider changing the food truck regulations, according to WMBF. The city approved a pilot program one year…
read nowJudge denies Florida city’s request to dismiss suit against food truck restrictions
January 4, 2019
Food truck owners in Fort Pierce, Florida, won a victory Thursday when Judge Lawrence Mirman of the 19th Judicial Circuit in St. Lucie County denied the city's…
read nowVirginia city considers new food truck rules
December 31, 2018
The Williamsburg, Virginia, planning commission unanimously approved an ordinance to allow food trucks to operate in downtown, midtown and on High Street with…
read nowFood truck ordinance proved to be Wyoming city's top 2018 controversy
December 28, 2018
Casper, Wyoming's food truck ordinance proved to be the city's biggest controversy in 2018, according to the Casper Star-Tribune. The city council passed an…
read nowWashington, D.C. lawmakers take action to halt monopolization of food truck parking spaces
December 27, 2018
The D.C. Council recently approved legislation to prevent food trucks from squatting on metered spaces of E Street SW and 12th Street SW, according to nbc4.
read nowWisconsin city’s permit fee causes operator to consider relocating
December 26, 2018
Greenfield, Wisconsin's plan to require special permits for food trucks next year has caused the only active food truck in the Milwaukee suburb to consider…
read nowVirginia city to allow food trucks
December 17, 2018
Lawmakers in Colonial Heights, Virginia, recently approved a law allowing mobile food units to operate in parts of the city, according to The Progress Index.
read nowSmall Oregon towns wrestle with loosening food truck restrictions
December 14, 2018
Cannon Beach and Seaside, small Oregon cities that restrict food trucks, are reconsidering their restrictions, according to The Daily Astorian.
read nowGeorgia town seeks to update food truck regulations
December 14, 2018
The city council in LaGrange, Georgia, has held a first reading to amend the city's food truck regulations, according to The LaGrange Daily News.
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