EDITORIAL: Set the Rules: Property Owners, Government Officials Need Clarity on Eminent Domain
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By The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Mar. 3--Ohio needs a statewide standard for eminent domain to protect property owners while still giving government the power to undertake necessary public works and redevelopment.
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By Drew Dixon  With builders honing in on the Beaches' few pieces of open land, some government officials and residents have deduced that working with, not blocking, developers could be the best option.
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By Michael Sluss, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 23--RICHMOND -- For the second year in a row, the General Assembly is approaching adjournment with lawmakers trying to hammer out a deal on legislation limiting government's power to seize private property by invoking eminent domain.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 16--The owners of the Destin land marked for the extension of Commons Drive would still prefer to receive land in exchange for their property rather than money, City Manager Greg Kisela says.
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A planned border fence has provoked alarm among land owners fearful of being cut off from their own property.
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By Arlene Mart?nez, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Mar. 12--Property owners debating whether to keep their land undeveloped forever can reap better tax benefits if they do it this year.
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By ? Scott Shackford, Desert Dispatch, Barstow, Calif.  Jun. 13--The City of Barstow stands poised to declare the right to use eminent domain to take private property in order to assist private developers.
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By Aliana Ramos, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jan. 31--GEORGETOWN -- A new cap on property values could make funding future capital projects in Georgetown County more difficult by limiting tax revenue, officials said.
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By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 11--LONG BEACH -- Residents of Long Beach will be able to express their views on proposed zoning regulations for casinos, condominiums and educational districts at a March 6 public hearing.
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By SEAN WHALEY and MOLLY BALL  By SEAN WHALEY and MOLLY BALL  REVIEW-JOURNAL  CARSON CITY - Voters in November will be allowed to weigh in on government's authority to seize private property, but not its ability to tax and spend.
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By Geoff Schumacher  Believe it or not, even in this age of extreme partisanship, there are a few issues on which liberals and conservatives can agree.  Eminent domain is one of them. "Eminent domain" is not a phrase that a lot of people are familiar with.
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The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether the government can take a person's home or business for a private development project intended to boost tax revenues and revitalize a local economy.
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By Carl Mario Nudi, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb. 26--BRADENTON -- The eminent domain trial where the city of Palmetto is seeking to take back the Olympia Theater has begun at the Manatee County Courthouse.   The city sold the historic building at 512 10th Ave. W.
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By Mike Kalil  By MIKE KALIL  REVIEW-JOURNAL  What would be the effect of the PISTOL eminent domain initiative if it's passed by voters?  Opinions vary wildly, according to a debate session Thursday night before the Clark County Planning Commission.
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Property seized by eminent domain must be blighted, not just unproductive, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
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By Charles Ashby, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 24--DENVER -- A bill to strip governments' ability to take water rights through eminent domain squeaked through the House on a preliminary vote Friday.   Freshman Rep.
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By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 10--Among the complaints that people have about a proposed land-development code for Catawba County's unincorporated areas, rules on home businesses, minimum lot sizes and trailer homes top the list.