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1/01/2006

Eminent Domain Hits Home: Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune, 12/31/05

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Man hopes struggle will instruct others It took five years and a contested decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, but Doug McDaniel finally h...

State court rules against Norwich for eminent domain land: Norwich (CT) Bulletin, 12/30/05

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A state appellate court has ruled against the city of Norwich in a dispute over the value of a small parcel of land the city seized by emine...

Eminent domain task force issues final report: Kansas City (KS) Business Journal, 12/30/05

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The Missouri Task Force on Eminent Domain issued a list of 18 recommendations Friday to Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt for changes and improvement...

Governments Address Kelo Backlash: The Heartland Institute, 1/1/06

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By James Hoare State and local governments are responding to a groundswell of citizen outrage over the U.S. Supreme Court's June 23, 200...

Petitions oppose eminent domain in Clayton: St Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, 12/28/05

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By Margaret Gillerman A group of downtown Clayton property owners turned in petitions at City Hall on Wednesday to try to force a public vot...

Use of eminent domain stirs debate: (Lincolnshire IL) Pioneer Press, 12/29/05

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By John Roszkowski Carol Johnson doesn't like the idea of the government taking people's property and then turning it over to a priv...

Eminent domain — Recreation can be legitimate use of this government power Anchorage (AK) Daily News, 12/29/05

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Opinion Eminent domain, a standard power granted to government under the U.S. and Alaska constitutions, sure is getting a bad rap these days...

Milwaukee Neighborhood Group Calls for Eminent Domain Use: (Wisconsin) Daily Reporter, 12/23/05

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By Sean Ryan A neighborhood group around the Hartung Quarry landfill wants the city of Milwaukee to unleash its eminent domain powers. The c...
12/25/2005

Eminent domain challenge feared: Tri Valley (Pleasanton CA) Herald, 12/24/05

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Officials worry new laws could hinder or halt some Livermore development By Mike White [Livermore CA] officials fear that pending legislatio...
12/23/2005

Newport still using eminent domain: Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, 12/23/05

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By Ryan Clark After a second appearance before the Newport City Commission, Raymond Butts may have caused some change in the minds of city c...
12/22/2005

Senator wants eminent domain reform on ballot: Sacramento (CA) Bee, 12/22/05

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By Daniel Weintraub California conservatives are forever searching for the next Proposition 13, the property-tax-cutting initiative that tap...
12/21/2005

Land dispute puts eminent domain laws under fire: Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, 12/22/05

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By Eric Stirgus A Stockbridge landowner and his lawyers argued last week that the city's plan to use eminent domain guidelines to take h...

Eminent domain proposal favored in Assembly: Anchorage (AK) Daily News, 12/21/05

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ASSEMBLY: Homeowners don't want private property taken for "leisure amenities." By Richard Richtmyer The Anchorage Assembly on...

Eminent domain’s defenders go to work: Kansas City (KS) Star, 12/20/05

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By Kevin Collison Missouri opponents of eminent domain may open a second front, and the potential new challenge rattled the board of the Eco...

Petition filed to reign in government right to eminent domain: The Oklahoman, 12/21/05

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By The Associated Press Government's use of eminent domain to obtain private property would be more limited in Oklahoma under an initiat...
12/20/2005

Eminent domain clash peaking: Pioneer Press (St Paul MN), 12/18/05

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Is road a 'land grab' or for public good? By Mary Divine A long-standing fight between Afton landowners over a proposed road comes ...
12/19/2005

Oklahoma Group Urges Citizen Action Against Eminent Domain Threat: Agape Press, 12/16/05

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By Allie Martin A petition drive that seeks to prevent any government official from condemning and then seizing private property in Oklahoma...

No eminent domain? Reinforce the promise: Palm Beach (FL) Post, 12/17/05

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Editorial Today's first of several workshops of the Riviera Beach City Council, meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency board, sho...

Berks using eminent domain to take over disputed property: Pottstown (PA) Mercury, 12/16/2005

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By Sharon Spohn Berks County played its "trump card" Thursday and filed a petition in county court to take the Antietam Lake prope...

Is Ardmore eminent domain battle over? Main Line Times (Ardmore PA), 12/15/2005

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By Cheryl Allison Could the eminent domain fight in Ardmore be over? There were signs this week it might just be. While most followers of ...