Eminent Domain Concerns Raised Over Missouri’s Hyperloop Plans
“”As much as 35 percent of the proposed route for Missouri’s ultra-fast Kansas City to St. Louis Hyperloop would require land acquisition through the government’s power of eminent domain, far more than boosters of…
Why is Missouri Holding Up a High-Voltage Transmission Line for Wind Energy?
“More renewable energy will be necessary to meet federal and state air quality and climate goals and reduce reliance on polluting fossil fuel power plants, the largest source of carbon emissions in the United…
Neighbors United group lobbies in Jefferson City
“Members of the grassroots group Neighbors United traveled to Jefferson City on Wednesday March 18 to meet with elected officials at the Capitol building. Landowners from Adair, Schuyler, Knox, Marion, and Shelby Counties met with…
Eminent Domain Exhibit in Downtown KC
“An installation about eminent domain by Matt Rahner at the Kansas City Public Library in downtown Kansas City focuses on four blocks of Eminent Domain history that were cleared to make way for a new…
Eminent domain OK’d for north St. Louis site
“City lawmakers on Friday designated a north St. Louis area as blighted, allowing for eminent domain there. The Board of Aldermen voted 17-11 to approve the bill, 263. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay has indicated…
St. Louisians fighting to keep homes
“The city of St. Louis is trying to find the space to keep the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and its 3,000 jobs within city limits, but some residents are willing to put up a fight…
Protest held against eminent domain bill
“A protest was held Sunday in North St. Louis city to demonstrate against the eminent domain bill which would allow the city to acquire domain in the city’s third and fifth wards. The eminent domain…
City considers using eminent domain to keep major employer
“A bill that would allow the city to buy land in north St. Louis using eminent domain to create room for a new home for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) is moving forward. The…
EYE-OPENER: The list of black-owned businesses wiped out during CoMo’s “urban renewal” push
“The City of Columbia wiped out over eighty black-owned businesses during the Federal government’s “Urban Renewal” push of the 1950’s and 1960’s, explains former city recreation specialist Bill Thompson, in a presentation getting more attention…
Neighbors United continue Ameren fight in Schuyler County
“Neighbors United is continuing its fight against Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois. Members of the grassroots organization spoke of their opposition about the Mark Twain Transmission Project at a meeting held in Schuyler County, Monday…