Lawmakers OK bills on image protection, property rights
“The Senate voted 23-7 to approve Senate Bill 757 by Sen. Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, which would create the Private Property Protection Act. Under the bill, a property owner could take a government entity to court…
DDA directs $34M to downtown Fort Collins’ look
“Drive around downtown Fort Collins, and you will see a wealth of ways the area has been deliberately developed. There’s Woodward’s campus under construction on Lincoln Avenue and a new home for Wolverine Farm Publishing…
Lawmakers: Cities shouldn’t use eminent domain for trails
“A plan to take away the government’s power to force Idaho residents to give up their land for trails and greenways is headed to the governor’s desk. The House voted 54-15 to pass the bill…
Fitch Affirms Denver Urban Renewal Authority, CO’s Sr. Tax Increment Bonds at ‘A-‘; Outlook Stable
“Fitch Ratings affirms the ‘A-‘ rating on the following Denver Urban Renewal Authority (DURA), Colorado’s bonds: –$150 million Stapleton senior tax increment revenue bonds, series 2013A-1. The Rating Outlook is Stable. SECURITY The bonds are…
Chicago land feud over Obama presidential library plan reflects familiar history
“With President Obama expected to choose the site for his library in coming months, Chicagoans have been engaged in a bitter fight over a proposal to place it in a public park. But this is…
IDOT seeks to keep acquiring land for airport
“Though Gov. Bruce Rauner is taking time to review major projects, the South Suburban Airport, the Illinois Department of Transportation should be allowed to continue with land acquisition for the airport, an attorney for IDOT…
Residents once uprooted upset about Trop talk
“As the City of St. Petersburg and the owners of the Tampa Bay Rays argue over who will get to keep more millions when the team eventually leaves there is, perhaps understandably, resentment among those…
Lawmakers attempt to halt controversial water project
“Central Texas lawmakers want to cut off at the knees a controversial water project by reining in a water supplier’s eminent domain powers and expanding the jurisdiction of local groundwater conservation districts. Residents near Wimberley,…
Detroit industrial park may get auto supplier
“Warren-based Crown Enterprises — a development company owned by billionaire Manuel “Matty” Moroun — is planning to build a 400,000-square-foot automotive supplier facility on 40 acres of Detroit’s I-94 Industrial Park, the Detroit Economic Development…
State files suit, condemns mechanic shop on Highway 52
“On Tuesday Derek Sifford was working underneath an older model Buick Century, while a parking lot full of other cars waited on him. He went about his business even though he is aware that at…