The upheaval faced by Fifth Gear Automotive is due to a legal mechanism known as eminent domain. It allows the government to take private property for public use, think highways, pipelines, railroads, ...

St. Augustine is suing to obtain private property for flood mitigation, including building a seawall and installing pumps, ...

July’s city council meeting finally reached a resolution regarding the dispute between the council and the Eagles Club.

Governor Matt Meyer has signed into law the Act to Amend the Charter of the City of Milford relating to enumerated powers and ...

The Johnston Amazon distribution facility employs about 1,500 people and packages are primarily moved by robots.

City of Kingston mayor Steve Noble’s decision to exercise the power of eminent domain to wrest back a privately-owned grassy field in the Rondout neighborhood has mobilized ...

Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick’s proposal to seize Christ Episcopal Church’s 10.8-acre downtown property through eminent domain has sparked a heated debate, ...

A closely divided City Council has approved a request from Mayor Robert Restaino to begin the process of purchasing roughly 5 acres of prime South End tourist district land, currently awarded to the ...

The City of St. Augustine has filed an eminent domain lawsuit against the owners of two properties over a dispute involving a flood mitigation and drainage improvement project in the city.

The I-85 widening project aims to improve congestion and traffic along approximately 10 miles of Interstate 85 from the U.S. 321 interchange (Exit 17) in Gastonia to the N.C. 273 interchange (Exit 27) ...

The Grain Belt Express line, meant to carry electricity from wind farms across the Midwest, faces an inquiry from the ...