Eminent Domain Debated: Legislators May Increase Compensation for Seized Property
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By Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun  Mar. 9--As the courts wrestle with how much authority governments should have to seize private property, some Maryland legislators are uniting behind a proposal to boost compensation for owners whose property is taken.
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By Matthew Leblanc, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Mar. 12--A local Libertarian group wants to change city law to protect private landowners from efforts by the city to seize their property for economic development.
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By Terrence Stutz, The Dallas Morning News  May 24--AUSTIN -- Impoverished inner-city neighborhoods would receive new protections when they are targeted for redevelopment under legislation adopted Wednesday by the Senate that imposes new requirements on eminent-domain projects.
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The Supreme Court announced that it will decide whether the Constitution permits governments to transfer property from one private owner to another in the name of creating jobs and tax revenue -- a case that could affect local economic development policy and individual property rights nationwide.
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By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 10--RICHMOND -- A Roanoke attorney has filed ethics complaints against two influential Hampton Roads senators, alleging they have a conflict of interest in the ongoing debate over eminent domain reform.   Sens. Thomas K.
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Proposed law suggests fines, jail sentences for guilty parties.
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By St. Louis Daily Record Staff  Use of eminent domain by communities has been controversial, particularly when it's done to benefit development plans by private companies.  In June of last year, the U.S.
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By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 9--An influential lawmaker said Thursday he wants the state to review its use of incentives in luring companies to North Carolina.
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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 Christian Science Monitor - A backlash among voters this November against an unpopular Supreme Court decision on eminent domain could dramatically curtail the ability of officials to manage growth and development in parts of the western United States.
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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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The General Assembly overreacted to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that unreasonably expanded eminent domain powers.  A bill on its way to Gov. Tim Kaine's desk goes too far in restricting those powers.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 20  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas lawmakers should revisit the issue of eminent domain reform to protect Texas property owners, announced the Property Rights Organization of Texas today.
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The state House on Wednesday approved a bill to move up the due date of county property taxes to offset lost state revenue sharing dollars.
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By Angie Welling Deseret Morning News  With more and more mobile home parks falling victim to expensive real-estate development, a freshman lawmaker is looking for ways to help the displaced residents.  Rep.
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BEIJING -- China's legislature began examining a much-debated law yesterday designed to help protect private property in an increasingly well off society.
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By Will Jones and Olympia Meola, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Jun. 18--Henrico County officials are considering paying millions of dollars above appraised value for land in Short Pump.   If they stroke the check, it won't be the first time.