Md. Land Sell-Off Proposals Resisted
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Key lawmakers will try to amend the state constitution to curtail the governor's ability to sell off state-owned properties -- especially land bought in the name of preservation.
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By Brian Callaway, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Feb. 22--A developer is forfeiting what potentially could be a multimillion-dollar housing subdivision to boost a Bucks County program aimed at preserving farmland.   Richard Zaveta, who runs Zaveta Construction Co.
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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 Josh Mitchell, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 5--Baltimore County officials say parkland is so scarce in some areas that they're willing to pay premium dollars when it becomes available.
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A Delaware judge ruled yesterday that co-op owners at the Watergate East were within their rights when they voted this summer to reject the offer of a D.C. developer to purchase property as part of a plan to convert the Watergate Hotel into more luxury co-ops.
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By Harris, Linda  City officials will have to find another way to fund their share of the riverfront park costs after voters this week narrowly rejected a $2.2 million excess levy that would have paid for it as well as other recreation projects.
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D.C. Council members refused to endorse a plan to use private money to build a stadium in Southeast Washington because it would require the city to reopen negotiations with Major League Baseball.
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The sale of a Highland estate is halted until it is decided  whether local people can make an offer.
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Quietly last year, after a round of harsh criticism, a Bush  administration proposal to sell national forest land appeared to die.  The sales would have generated funds to extend for five years a program that directed money to rural localities with forest land within their boundaries.
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By Lynnette Curtis  By LYNNETTE CURTIS  REVIEW-JOURNAL  The North Las Vegas City Council with a 3-2 vote Wednesday went against the recommendation of the city's attorney and rejected a chance to settle a 2-year-old eminent domain battle.
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State lawmakers, Prince George's officials and the Maryland governor's office have been negotiating this week toward a long-sought solution to the county hospital system's financial troubles, and legislative leaders are warning of a state takeover if they cannot find consensus by the end of the new...
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By Pam Sohn, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Feb. 10--Last year's failed plan by the Bush administration to sell more  than 7,000 acres of national forest land in Georgia and Tennessee is back --  penciled into the president's proposed 2008 budget.   Under the plan, the U.S.
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A state judge has struck down a Montgomery County law that authorized stiffer penalties against predatory lending practices, saying the measure was beyond the county's authority under the Maryland constitution.
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By Dawn House, The Salt Lake Tribune  Mar. 2--Lawmakers denied farmers the opportunity to buy affordable  insurance policies similar to what ski resorts have enjoyed for decades.
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By Laura McCandlish, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 4--Water shortage solutions are expensive   Mount Airy's water commission is pushing for an ordinance that would shut down development in the water-deficient town that straddles the border of Carroll and Frederick counties.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- A Pennsylvania education agency strongly rejected a purchase proposal on Monday from student lender Sallie Mae, saying that it is &quot;not now and never will be for sale.
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Governor Mitt Romney's push to sell the state-owned John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in the Back Bay will be rejected today by a special state commission that includes Romney appointees, panel members said.