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Farmers in Oklahoma are joining forces over the use of eminent domain to aquire water rights to allow for the sale of Oklahoma’s water.
5 Points that will Make You the Expert.
What isssue was the Ohio Court reviewing? In Ohio, like many states, once an eminent domain petition is filed by the condeming entity, that entity gets the property. It’s called a “quick take.”
Did condeming entities win or landowners? land owners
What did the court say? Cities can’t quick take property for things that aren’t roads. So, no quick take for sidewalks.
What’s interesgting about the OH eminent domain laws? Ohio limits quick take eminent domain to “making or reparing…
Why the draw to land rights? Recently a land rights group won the Hilton Humanitarian Prize of $2 million in unrestricted funding, which set the trend in motion
Why land rights?
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Yes, CATO estimates more than 1,000,000 homes have been taken since 2005 Kelo.
How did they get to 1,000,000+ homes if there is no national data base? CATO used the Census Bureau’s American Housing Survey.
CATO says the homes taken fall heavily on minority home owners.
Move-On.org, home to online petitions, has 44 eminent domain petitions, the overwhelming majority oppose development.
The most popular anti-eminent domain sentiments:
What’s happening in new Hampshire? The key early voting Presidential state is expereiencing protests against a pipeline.
What’s the Republican govenror saying? The Governor has not taken a position.
What are Republicans saying? Opposed to the taking of private land.
Are there othere issues that contribute to the protests? Yes, environmentalists are concerned about conservation land that the pipeline will traverse.
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Air BnB is putting in $3.6 million to defeat San Francisco’s ballot proposition concerning short term rentals.
What’s the regulatory problem? The ordinance would restrict how often property owners can rent out their spaces and establish new mechanisms for enforcing those limits.
What’s going on with supporters of this ordinance? They have about $200,000 & consist of national labor union, hotel workers, and the San Francisco Apartment Association.
Who: Joint forces of private property rights advocates & environmentalists
What: Protesting the Constitution Pipeline in New York
Why does this matter? Because this trend was started by Texans. Willie Nelson headlined a concert protesting Keystone XL Pipeline.
What they’re saying:
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