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3/05/2006

Panel OKs toll-road limits: Denver (CO) Post, 1/20/06

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Fight against "takings" By Jim Hughes Undeterred by Gov. Bill Owens' veto of the same proposal last year, the Senate Transport...

Eminent domain on agenda: Cullman (AL) Times, 1/21/06

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By David Mackey After passing a law designed to curb the use of the "eminent domain" power to seize citizens' property followi...

Owners claw against eminent domain bid: Contra Costa (CA) Times, 1/22/06

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By Laurie Phillips Demolition will begin by summer on a handful of buildings along Railroad Avenue, and after the scraps are cleared and fre...

Don’t tinker with eminent domain law: (Des Moines IA) Business Record, 1/22/06

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Our View There’s a classic David vs. Goliath battle brewing in the Legislature over the government’s use of eminent domain. In the end, it m...

Eminent domain looms over downtown project: (Eugene OR) Register-Guard, 1/22/06

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By Edward Russo It's called the ultimate weapon or the last resort. Whatever the name, the power of eminent domain, as exercised by the ...

Eminent domain legislation goes too far: Indianapolis (IN) Star, 1/22/06

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My View By Matthew Greller The Indiana Association of Cities and Towns opposes House Bill 1010 on eminent domain. While we affirm that prope...

Eminent Domain Knocking on Church's Door: The Conservative Voice, 1/21/06

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By Jerry Falwell I learned this week that a small Baptist church in Oklahoma is at risk of losing its place of worship because it sits on a ...
2/17/2006

Senate Puts Eminent Domain on Hold: WXIA-TV (Atlanta GA), 1/19/06

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By Denis O'Hayer Responding to outraged property owners, a state senate committee has just approved a 120-day halt on eminent domain, th...

Neville proposes bill that would limit eminent domain: (Farmington NM) Daily Times, 1/20/06

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By Rhys Saunders and Walter Rubel Republican senators Steve Neville, Farmington, and Lee Rawson, Las Cruces, have introduced legislation tha...

Preserving Eminent Domain: The Black Voice News (Riverside CA), 1/21/06

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By Chris Levister Welcome to western San Bernardino where property owner’s cries of “leave my ‘house’ alone” are as constant as the big rumb...

Lawmakers Debate Eminent Domain, 'Super Slab': CBS-4 (Denver CO), 1/20/06

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By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press A year after plans to build the "Super Slab" private toll road on the Eastern Plains were put ...

Lawmakers seek tighter rules on eminent domain: The (Hampton Roads VA) Virginian-Pilot , 1/19/06

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By Harry Minium Officials in Virginia worried when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that it was OK for New London, Conn., to seize 15 mi...
2/16/2006

TTA exercises eminent domain for a Durham car repair shop: Carolina News-14 (Raleigh-Durham NC), 1/19/06

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By Ann Forte The Triangle Transit Authority [TTA] said it did nothing wrong when it exercised eminent domain for a Durham car repair shop. L...

'Eminent domain' bills could affect San Ramon, Livermore plans: (San Jose CA) Mercury News, 1/18/06

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By Scott Marshall and Bonita Brewer In what is shaping up as an eminent domain debate in San Ramon, the city will hold a workshop tonight to...

Proposal to restrict eminent domain powers moves forward: Macon (GA) Telegraph, 1/19/06

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Greg Bluestein, Associated Press A moratorium on [Georgia] government's power to seize private land cleared another hurdle on Thursday, ...

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High court ruling spurs bills curtailing eminent domain: Tucson Citizen , 1/17/06 By David Pittman In one of the most controversial court ...

Suburban officials pan eminent domain bill: Chicago (IL) Tribune, 1/18/06

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By William Presecky Absent any direct proof that eminent domain power has been abused in Illinois, any anti-eminent domain legislation pendi...

Unholy Land Grab: The National Review, 1/17/06

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In the spirit of Kelo By Heather Wilhelm For seven years, Reverend Roosevelt Gildon has preached the gospel at the Centennial Baptist Church...

Legislator removes eminent domain language from bill: Atlanta (GA) Business Chronicle, 1/18/06

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By Justin Rubner Following a barrage of public condemnation over the past week, state Sen. Cecil Staton announced today he was altering his ...

Curbing Eminent Domain: City Journal, Winter/06

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The Supremes said that states can still do it, but it’s easier said than done By Steven Malanga In last June’s Kelo “eminent-domain” decisio...