Eminent Domain Bill Advances
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By Conor Reilly, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Feb. 3--RICHMOND -- A bill targeting local government's power of eminent domain passed a House subcommittee Friday.   House Joint Resolution 723, sponsored by Dels.
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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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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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The Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill yesterday to address illegal immigration. Other bills under consideration by the General Assembly would:
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SEATTLE -- Libertarians and land developers have found populist fodder in a contentious Supreme Court decision from last year that favors eminent domain over private property.
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By SHARON KILEY MACK; OF THE NEWS STAFF  ST. ALBANS - A seven-year battle over the taking of a landowner's property by eminent domain could be over in the wake of the Maine law court's denial of an appeal on the matter.
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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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A bill that would require retailers to reimburse banks and credit unions for the costs associated with data breaches moved a step closer to passage in the California legislature.
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By Jotham Sederstrom, Daily News, New York  Feb. 8--Thirteen property owners threatened by the controversial Atlantic  Yards project fired their first legal salvo yesterday, challenging the use of  eminent domain to make way for the 22-acre development.
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By Philip Marcello; Journal Staff Writer  This story of statewide business interest previously appeared in a local news section.
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By Nicole Warburton Deseret Morning News  A bill that would earmark the money from a $10 vehicle registration-fee increase, approved last year in Salt Lake County to buy land for the proposed Mountain View Corridor, has surfaced in recent days on the Hill.
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By Dori Berman  The 2006 legislative session saw 42 bills addressing eminent domain languish, but advocates for condemnation reform in Maryland said they will make another attempt in 2007.
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By AP  PORTLAND   A bill to expand the Mount Hood wilderness area by more than 128,000 acres was introduced Wednesday in the Senate in a bipartisan push to get it approved before the end of the year.   Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., joined his colleague, Sen.
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The move marks a growing trend in public-private efforts in western US toward land conservation.
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The Senate gave tentative approval Tuesday to a bill that would create a special litigation fund to fight any lawsuits against state highways, such as the litigation that stopped construction of the Legacy Parkway.
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By Steve Tetreault  By STEVE TETREAULT  STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU  WASHINGTON - Nevada lawmakers reintroduced a bill on Monday seeking to transfer 80 acres of federal land in Summerlin for a cancer research and treatment center, medical offices and a park.
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By Reed Fujii, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Sep. 6--STOCKTON -- Port commissioners approved to acquire, through eminent domain, roughly 3 acres south of Highway 4 at Daggett Road to make room for a signal light, turn lanes and other improvements at the intersection.