Category Archives: Eminent domain

Rucho delays airport vote to get bond answers

Written on February 28, 2013 at 2:59 pm, by

True to his word, state Sen. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, has pulled SB81 from the Senate calendar today. The bill would transfer operation and ownership of all assets of Charlotte-owned Charlotte-Douglas International Airport to a newly created, multi-county authority. It had been approved by both the Rules and Operations of the Senate Committee and Senate FinanceContinue Reading

First day of session brings an array of bill filings

Written on January 30, 2013 at 2:19 pm, by

Lawmakers have wasted no time filing a number of bills that they hope will become law during the 2013 long session of the General Assembly. Companion bills that would change the state’s unemployment insurance program have been filed in both the Senate and the House.  Click here to see the House bill. Click here toContinue Reading

New Carolina Journal Online features

Written on April 10, 2012 at 7:05 am, by

Sara Burrows reports for Carolina Journal Online about the squabble between Wake Med and Rex Healthcare over charity care. John Hood’s Daily Journal focuses on the need for state lawmakers to address eminent domain reform and eugenics compensation.

New Carolina Journal Online features

Written on March 15, 2012 at 6:56 am, by

Sara Burrows reports for Carolina Journal Online about legislative discussion surrounding the fight between two major Triangle health care players: Wake Med and Rex. John Hood’s Daily Journal makes the case for North Carolina to strengthen its rules against eminent domain abuse.

A letter to the Iredell County Commissioners

Written on January 20, 2012 at 9:05 am, by

Dear Iredell County Commissioners: I noticed with great pleasure your courageous 5-0 vote against paying to extent Charlotte’s red line north to Iredell County.  You are exactly correct.  The transit planners and consultants always overestimate the ridership and underestimate the costs.  This fact is shown by the 2002 statistical study by Danish professors Bent Flyvbjerg,Continue Reading

If we could only be like Denver or Portland or…

Written on December 13, 2011 at 1:02 pm, by

Last April, Raleigh officials visited Denver to witness all of the great things happening there with the hope that they can be reproduced in Raleigh, especially Denver’s light rail system. The group toured Denver’s light rail system and got a firsthand look at the city’s downtown area, City Councilman Russ Stephenson told me this afternoon.Continue Reading

Clean Tech sets Dec. 15 deadline or it will abandon Stanly County plans

Written on November 21, 2011 at 2:15 pm, by

From a press release issued today by Clean Tech, a company hoping to produce rebar and other construction materials at Alcoa’s former smelter location in Stanly County:   Clean Tech sets December 15 deadline for Stanly County project Stanly County stands to lose 450 high-paying jobs if an agreement to bring Clean Tech to BadinContinue Reading

Waiting on an Eminent Domain Amendment

Written on September 15, 2011 at 10:29 am, by

In a recent op-ed, Scott Mooneyham questions why the legislature doesn’t seem that interested in private property rights. He very well may be right that the legislature doesn’t care enough about private property rights, but his reasoning isn’t on target. The legislature has decided not to push an eminent domain amendment in this special sessionContinue Reading