Bill's Book: Bipartisan effort launched to rein in eminent domain

New Pittsburgh Courier;  July 18, 2001 ;     647 words ......Book: Bipartisan effort launched to rein in eminent domain In February, Butler County Republican state...rights by restraining government's abuse of eminent domain. Eminent domain remains one of the most powerful weapons at...

Taking a Hard Look at Eminent Domain

NJBIZ;  March 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ...NJBIZ: How important of a tool is eminent domain? Burzichelli: As we heard yesterday, there comes a time when municipalities absolutely have to use eminent domain. Eminent domain is always going to be with us, the [state] constitution...

Bellflower debates the need for eminent domain in...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  July 3, 1996 ;     700+ words ...(KRT)`` Eminent domain: the right of a government to take...Dictionary BELLFLOWER, Calif. _ The term eminent domain, derived from the days when kings...relevent. The government's use of eminent domain in redevelopment projects may be...

ABUSE OF EMINENT DOMAIN DEBATED

United Press International;  May 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Abuse of Eminent Domain Debated WASHINGTON, May 22...International via COMTEX) - - Eminent domain -- the government's Constitutional...the practical definition of eminent domain has evolved, some say for the...

Bellflower, Calif., Debates the Need for Eminent Domain in...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 3, 1996 ;     700+ words ...BELLFLOWER, Calif.--Jul. 3--The term eminent domain, derived from the days when kings and...less relevent. The government's use of eminent domain in redevelopment projects may be de...it's simply cause for debate. To some, eminent domain is a necessary tool for redevelopment...

Imminent change for eminent domain?: Some say the only way to wipe out...

Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX);  March 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Goldstein Mar. 23--In South Dallas, eminent domain can be a very dirty word. City leaders...foundation has rekindled passions over eminent domain -- government acquisition of private...municipality could acquire property through eminent domain in large areas -- such as several ...

Eminent Domain Battle Moves to Senate

NJBIZ;  November 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ......some property seizures The combat over eminent domain will come crashing into the state Senate...municipalities exercising their powers of eminent domain to transfer condemned homes and businesses...period, a nonpartisan panel would study eminent domain and propose changes to the ...

Abuse of Eminent Domain Debated.

United Press International;  May 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ...WASHINGTON, May 22, 2002 Eminent domain -- the government's Constitutional...the practical definition of eminent domain has evolved, some say for the...government that has expanded eminent domain to include the government-backed...

Eminent Domain: Information about Its Uses and Effect on Property Owners...

General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;  December 1, 2006 ;     681 words ......conduct a nationwide study on the use of eminent domain by state and local governments. This...the purposes for and extent to which eminent domain can be and has been used; (2) the process...country use to acquire land, including by eminent domain; (3) how the use of eminent ...

Eminent domain reform could hinder cities' plans; Rosemount and other...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ......by a steam-gathering push to reform eminent domain in Minnesota. This legislation could...would curb cities' abilities to use eminent domain to take private property for economic...forced to sell to another private party. Eminent domain, McGrath said, shouldn't be used for...

MAKE EMINENT DOMAIN FAIR FOR ALL

The Boston Globe;  August 12, 2005 ;     700+ words ......that cities can exercise the power of eminent domain to promote private economic development...fray by introducing a bill to curtail eminent domain. The proposed legislation, however...no additional limits on the use of eminent domain in poor neighborhoods. In other words...

Cities may dodge stricter eminent domain standard; Local `home rule' still...

Crain's Cleveland Business;  June 4, 2007 ;     700+ words ......new set of rules to guide the use of eminent domain before the Legislature adjourns. But...legislative schizophrenia may leave municipal eminent domain untouched, which would be a relief...the Legislature decides to control eminent domain on the state level. Where we have been...

Decision won't end disputes; The Supreme Court decision affirming eminent...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 6, 2005 ;     577 words ......north metro. Officials said eminent domain is a long and expensive but...discussion about acceptable use of eminent domain for redevelopment or economic...We don't like to go through eminent domain. We like to think we can successfully...

Eminent domain challenge feared

Oakland Tribune;  December 24, 2005 ;     507 words ......Washington, D.C., to restrict the use of eminent domain could hurt efforts to revitalize this...government's ability to take land through eminent domain. Additionally, at least three petitions...of initiatives to curtail the use of eminent domain. The sentiment for restricting ...

BG's eminent domain plan gets noticed.

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY);  November 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Bowling Green's recent restriction of eminent domain might serve as the model for new statewide...vote, banning themselves from using eminent domain for anything but expressly public projects...restrict any Kentucky government's use of eminent domain to 'qualified public uses,' ...