Kaine Stands By Land Preservation: The Governor Said He Believes the Government Can Protect Large Parcels of Land By Buying Them.
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By Ray Reed, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 28--LEXINGTON -- Gov. Tim Kaine said Tuesday he isn't backing off his goal of seeing 400,000 acres of Virginia protected from development during his tenure, despite a $13 million cut the General Assembly made in his land-conservation budget.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania is the first state to preserve more than 3,000 farms through its very successful farmland preservation program, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today.
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By John Holland, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Feb. 21--Well-placed federal money could help San Joaquin Valley farmers provide food while caring for the land, speakers told two congressmen Tuesday.
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The lust for energy and profit may trump environmental concerns if the Bureau of Land Management pushes ahead with its plans.
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By Elizabeth Gudrais; Journal State House Bureau  In his second term, the governor will look to build on first- term initiatives, says his spokesman.
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The secretary of state offered support for efforts to bring stability to the country.
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida  - Florida's new governor on Tuesday called on state lawmakers to roll back property taxes, reward top teachers and help fight global warming.
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Five proposals for the 40-acre park area at the southern half of Governors Island offer the clearest evidence so far of what the islandâs future could hold.
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By Shanna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Sep. 5--Conservationists spent more than a year gathering 300,000 signatures to get an initiative on the November ballot that would preserve 694,000 acres of state trust land.
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By ESPINER, Colin  Important landscapes that border South Island lakes will be protected from development after a U-turn by the Government over high-country tenure review.
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By Claudia Mel, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 15--It's a commonly held view that farm property owners, left to their own devices, would want their land to be zoned as residential so they could reap the benefits of asking for higher prices for it.
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The state and federal governments should buy more land, and do so quickly, in order to restore the Everglades before the property becomes developed or too expensive in coming years, according to a new report.
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By Szabo, Peter S  Open-space ballot measures have been one of the most important trends in land conservation over the past decade, with voters authorizing $27.3 billion for open-space conservation between 1996 and 2004.
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In his "My View" (Aug. 25), Washington County commissioner, Alan Gardner, made some excellent points about the incorrect notion that the federal government can better control public lands than can the local counties. Also, a Sept. 7 article, "N.Y.
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By Victoria Advocate, Texas  Sep. 3--Gov. Rick Perry's lack of commitment to preserving Texas state  parks was underscored by documents the Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently  obtained.
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By John Cramer, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Jan. 31--A Botetourt County couple has put 265 acres into a conservation easement, joining a growing number of Western Virginia landowners who are protecting their property from development.
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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.