Restrict limits on eminent domain usage (Tribune Chronicle) Despite rulings by both the U.S. and Ohio supreme courts concerning use of eminent domain to take property that owners are unwilling to sell, Buckeye State residents still do not understand the law....more...Wa. House Passes Eminent Domain Measure (AP via Yahoo! Finance) The state House unanimously approved a measure to require better notification of citizens before their property is condemned for a public purpose through eminent domain....more... Susquehanna Health gets City Council backing for buyouts, including eminent domain (Williamsport Sun Gazette) City Council voted 5-1 Thursday night to approve the Louisa Street Redevelopment Proposal and the use of eminent domain if necessary to keep Susquehanna Health?s regional medical center project on track....more... Nevada's eminent domain constitutional amendment moves forward (KTVN Reno) CARSON CITY All but six of Nevada's 63 lawmakers have signed on to a compromise constitutional amendment to restrict the eminent domain powers of government but still allow for the taking of land for public works such as transportation projects....more... House passes eminent domain notification measure (The Daily News) OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The state House unanimously approved a measure Wednesday to require better notification of citizens before their property is condemned for a public purpose through eminent domain....more... Overcorrecting on Eminent Domain (RedNova) 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....more... Legislators tackle eminent domain reform (Stamford Advocate) HARTFORD - Legislators last night resumed grappling with an issue that consumed much of last year's state General Assembly session - eminent domain reform. ...more... Kean calls for end to eminent domain abuse (Atlanticville) LONG BRANCH - Assemblyman Sean T. Kean (R-11) called for changes in the state's eminent domain laws - including a more rigorous standard for property condemnation - at a town meeting in Long Branch last week. Kean hosted a town meeting Feb. 28 as part of an initiative to hold town meetings in each of the 25 municipalities in the 11th District. ...more... City uses eminent domain for first time in 16 years (Gillette News Record) The City of Gillette has decided to use its eminent domain powers to try and take land from a Jackson-based non-profit organization in order to create an extension between Kluver Road and Warlow Drive....more... |