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A small town redevelopment effort to revitalize vacant industrial property surprised city council members when it was revealed that the Institute for Justice is interested in the issue.
The Institute for Justice represents land owners who are facing condemnation or forefeiture of their property.
The Mount Airy News | Eminent domain issue sparks legal threat
Memphis had been pushing forward with eminent domain for a project $37.8 million Raleigh Springs Mall redevelopment plan.
But, there’s a hitch. A council member who voted against funding the redevelopment plan with eminent domain was elected mayor.
The Commercial Appeal | Political shift could impact city’s Raleigh mall plan
After a 3 month legal battle, the Houston church, represented by the Liberty Institute, announced that the Houston Housing Authority will not seek eminent domain action against the church’s land.
This leaves unanswered in Texas, which constitutional right trumps- freedom of religion or freedom from of having one’s property taken by the government. As loyal subscribers know, courts in other states have said religion trumps and have denied eminent domain.
Home sharing. Homeaway. AirBnB helps the local economy. According to an economic study by AirBnB, direct guest spending from guests accounts for $124 million in the last year.
Austin ordinance was approved by committee in September 2015. The proposal requires full city council vetting.
Austin Business Journal | Airbnb fights back over Austin’s short-term rental rules
On Friday, Ocotber 23, 2015 St. Louis aldermen voted to approve eminent domain to retain a geospatial “spy agency” in St. Louis.
St.Louis Post-Dispatch | Eminent domain gets the OK so St. Louis can try to keep spy agency
What city is trying to retain an employer by using eminent domain?
St. Louis may lose…
TPPF remains opposed to annexation & supports annexation reform.
TPPF | TPPF Statement on Delaying San Antonio’s Vote on Annexation
Previously on Information Intelligence on September 10, 2015:
4 Reasons TPPF Supports Annexation Reform
Pointing to a new forced annexation of 87 square miles and 52,000 Texans in San Antonio, the Texas Public Policy Foundation proposes passage of annexation reform.
TPPF backed SB 1639 and HB 2221 from the 2015 Texas Legislature. These were good…
Drones collect data. Data everywhere. Private data. Public Data.
Legislatures and local governments are focused on …How long that data is stored, under what conditions, and under what disclosure requirements is legislative fodder.
Are these private drones or public drones? Data release and data storage could apply to either. Here are 3 of the legislative questions:
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.