Category Archives: business trend

Lege TREND. Property Rights in small electronics. Mr. Fix It Bills Around the Country.

Add Georgia to the 12 states seeking to allow property rights in small electrical devices. HB 286 (GA | 2019) The Right to Repair.

Provides that once a perons owns something they have the right to have it services, maintained as they see fit, including private mr. fix it shops.

Why does this matter? some electronic items disable third party fixing capabilities.

Valdosta Daily Times | Product disclosure bill falters 

2019 Texas Legislature Eminent Domain Playing Field. Who is Where & What are all these Associations?

The 2 umbrella assocaitions in the bruhaha:

  • Texans for Property Rights “dedicated to protecting property rights”
    • Texas Farm Bureau
    • Texas Assoc. of Realtors
    • Texas Wildlife Association
    • Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.
    • TWITTER  (October 2016)
  • Coalition for Critical Infrastructure ” help maintain Texas’ positive business climate and quality of life by addressing our growing need for roads and highways; oil, natural gas and water pipelines; electric transmission and…

Eminent Case Du Jour for Private Property Rights Think Tanks

The eminent domain case that will be repeated in legislative sessions:

  • GM shuts down factor built on land taken by eminent domain in 1981
  • 4000 people were displaced during the process

Reason | GM Will Shut Down Factory Built on Land Seized in Controversial 1981 Poletown Taking 

Lege TREND. Legislative Plan to Preempting Tree Ordinances. An exception + the Opposition

Michiugan will consider SB 1188 (2018 | MI) that will preempt local ordinances barring tree removal by:

  • prohibit local governments from adopting or enforcing ordinances or charters “prohibiting or restricting the removal of trees or other vegetation.”

What exception did the author accept?

  • allow local governments to willingly enter into contracts with private landowners to allow local control of storm water mitigating vegetation

What are cities saying in repsonse?

  • vegetation and tree…

Refreshing our Recollection| Open Legislative Season on Short Term RV Rentals | TRENDing new business model

Business: RVezy

What is RVezy​?

  • short term rental/sharing of RVs
  • including peer-to-peer insurance in 2017

Watch for regulations & legislation on:

  • permitting
  • licesning fees
  • taxes
  • insurance requirements
  • use and parking locations

Markets Insider | Another First for the RV Sharing Economy: Canada’s RVezy Launches IOS & Android Ap

CAMPAIGN TREND. Property Rights Proposition with Broad Repercussions.

Colorado voters in Novmebr 2018 will vote on an Amendment  which concerns private property rights of whether drilling can occur near neighborhoods has broad implications:

  • Colorado’s  top  oil  and gas drillers  are  subsidiaries  of  Texas companies
    • The companies have contibruted millions opposing the campaign
  • Oil and gas service companies will be impacted, many of which are home to other states
  • Investors impacted: financial services & private equity groups 

Red River Radio | Colorado…

Business TREND. Property Rights in RVs.

Business: RVezy

What is RVezy​?

  • short term rental/sharing of RVs
  • including peer-to-peer insurance in 2017

Watch for regulations & legislation on:

  • permitting
  • licesning fees
  • taxes
  • insurance requirements
  • use and parking locations

Markets Insider | Another First for the RV Sharing Economy: Canada’s RVezy Launches IOS & Android Ap

 

TREND. Reform Eminent Domain. Save the Economy. Editorial.

A Colorado Editorial on propsoition, Amendment 74, calls for passage to save the economy, for these 3 reasons:

  • must do everything to protect property rights, or investors will not trust to invest
  • it will end activists and politicians from atacking property rights
  • no one should lose a private investment without compensation. Amendment 74 fixes this.

The Gazette | EDITORIAL: Pass Amendment 74 and save the economy

REFRESHING OUR RECOLLECTION ON AMENDMENT 74:

4 Reasons Colorado’s Eminent…

Legal TREND. +1 Court Says no Property Right in Taxi License or Token

The Court: US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

The property right claimed by the Taxi industry: Ride Share Regulations amount to a taking of taxi property

The Court: the taxi industry has no right in blocking competition

Reason | Yet Another Federal Court Rejects Claims that Exposing Taxis to Competition from Uber and Lyft is a Taking 

Local Bond Measure Fails = No Eminent Domain. 3 Results for Local Businesses

Where is this happening? Wichita Falls, Texas

What bond measure failed with 75% voting against it? A proposed municipal center

What happened as a result of the failed bond measure?

  • The businesses located at the proposed municipal center site were not taken via eminent domain 
  • The businesses have noticed an increase in business
  • “”It brought back a local interest from people that kind of thought well they’re gone,” Ward said.

News Channel 6 Now | Bond-election reawakens interest in downtown…