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  1. October 03, 2006

    Ad Wars 2004

    In 2004, proponents and opponents of Oregon’s Measure 37, the takings initiative that ultimately became law with 61 percent of the vote, loosed a barrage of television and radio ads on an electorate whose attention was also focused on the presidential election and several other ballot initiatives covering issues ranging from medical marijuana to same-sex unions. Read more

  2. October 03, 2006

    Boom and Bust

    Proponents of California’s Proposition 90 have poured more than $3.7 million into the campaign to pass it — far surpassing the amounts raised to put takings initiatives on the ballots in other states this November. But the second-best-financed such campaign — the $2.3 million-plus drive to put a takings initiative on the ballot in Missouri — never made it to the finish line. Read more

  3. October 03, 2006

    Nevada’s Big Nix

    Two months before Election Day, the Nevada Supreme Court ordered the “regulatory takings” portions of Question 2 to be stripped from the ballot initiative that will go before voters. Read more

  4. October 03, 2006

    Montana Court Says “No” to Initiative

    With just over a month remaining before voters go to the polls, a Montana District Court’s ruling has thrown into question whether Initiative 154, a takings measure, will be on the ballot November 7. Read more

  5. October 03, 2006

    Proposition 207 Gets a Green Light

    A legal challenge to Proposition 207, the Private Property Rights Protection Act, was dismissed by the Arizona Supreme Court on August 31. The measure, if approved by voters on November 7, would restrict the government’s use of its eminent-domain power and require compensation for regulatory takings. Read more

  6. September 01, 2006

    States with Failed Initiatives

    Missouri: Constitutional Amendment to Article I - Eminent Domain, 2006-34 “The Protect Our Homes Initiative” Read more

  7. September 01, 2006

    About This Project

    On November 7, 2006, ballot initiatives that seek to restrict “regulatory takings” will be put to voters in at least four Western states: Arizona, California, Idaho, and Washington. Although the potential impact of these initiatives is far-reaching — all would generally require landowners to be compensated for government regulations that reduce property value — citizens and journalists in these states might not know who’s underwriting the multimillion-dollar campaigns to promote and pass them. Read more

  8. September 01, 2006

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