From Student Life (Washington University)
By Perry Stein
A significant number of complaints have been filed against the Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation regarding its alleged abuse of eminent domain, according to Missouri’s Ombudsman of Eminent Domain Anthony Martin.
“It’s been decimating these black neighborhoods,” said Martin.
Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation’s (WUMCRC) stated mission is to […]

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Former Show Me Institute editor and now Cato Institute adjunct scholar Tim Lee, discusses “tensions in libertarian theory.”
Technology Liberation Front blog:
Recently I’ve noticed an interesting tension in libertarian theory. As I’ve mentioned before, I just completed work on a new paper on eminent domain abuse in Missouri that will be published by the Show-Me Institute […]

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There’s a new czar in Jefferson City, and his job is to help protect people’s property rights.
Gov. Matt Blunt on Thursday announced he had appointed an eminent domain ombudsman, a position in the Office of Public Counsel that lawmakers created to help citizens in disputes with governments over land-takings.
Blunt picked Paul Anthony Martin, who most […]

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Photo courtesy of Urban Review STL
In the afterglow of a World Series victory last fall, and now with the team’s current losing woes, The St. Louis Post Dispatch has a story today that the beleaguered Cardinals’ organization would love to bury in the crater of the proposed “Ballpark Village.” What’s the old saying, “When […]

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The Missouri Supreme Court plans to hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that pits three Clayton property owners against Centene Corp.’s use of eminent domain in Clayton, Mo.
Centene planned to begin construction on the $210 million office and retail complex project this summer.
The three Clayton property owners — David Danforth, […]

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“we can’t let one owner stop a project that is wanted and needed by the rest of the city.”
Those are the words of He Who Is Most Cognizant To Everyone’s Needs, Mayor Francis Slay of St. Louis, in regards to forcefully taking private property from some to give to those he deems worthy.
While we’re on the […]

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