Senate approves plan to fix Lake Okeechobee, end algae invasions
“Senate President Jo Negron’s $1.5 billion plan to fix Lake Okeechobee, and stop overflows of toxic “guacamole water” into the state’s rivers and streams, passed the Senate Wednesday on a vote of 36-3. Last June’s…
Savannah mayor pledges to battle blight
“To some people “eminent domain” are two very dirty words, but to Savannah city leaders, it’s what they say they need to clean up and improve neighborhoods. “I had classmates that were on this street….
Use eminent domain on B&C’s eyesore of a property in Myrtle Beach
“I’m new to Myrtle Beach in relative terms, almost two years. I have lived in various cities throughout the South and have visited cities all over the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a…
Podcast on the use of eminent domain to take private property for Trump’s great wall
“I recently did a short podcast for the Cato Institute on the dangers of using eminent domain to seize the large amounts of private property that would be needed to build Donald Trump’s proposed wall…
Trump’s Border Wall Means Seizing Private Land
“Donald Trump’s proposed border wall will require one of the largest seizures of private property in recent American history. Ilya Somin discusses the complicating factors.” read the entire article Somin, Ilya and Caleb O. Brown….
Editorial: Eminent domain makes Trump’s wall infeasible
“About two-thirds of the 2,000-mile Mexican-American border is composed of private and state-owned lands, much of which will have to be acquired — if President Donald Trump’s wall is to ever become a reality —…
Bipartisan bill designed to update eminent domain law
“A bill that would strengthen outdated eminent domain laws in the face of a proposed freight train line with a route through Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties has made its way out of the Indiana…
Pipeline protesters vow ‘huge fight’ against Trump
“Dakota Access pipeline protest group Bold Iowa bashed action taken by President Trump Tuesday to expedite completion of the controversial pipeline, as well as re-start the Keystone Pipeline. Trump’s executive order will allow work to…
N.C. House again attempts constitutional amendment on eminent domain
“State House Republicans will try again in the 2017 session to give voters a chance to vote on an eminent domain amendment to the state Constitution. House Bill 3, co-sponsored by Reps. Debra Conrad, R-Forsyth,…
Laurens Co. seeks to block eminent domain for Upstate pipeline construction
“Laurens County Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to urge government regulators and representatives to deny a private company the right to use eminent domain to acquire easements for the construction of a natural-gas pipeline. Landowners…