Government / Politics

Typically a strong advocate for property rights, the Wall Street Journal offers their opinion that the recent rejection of Oregon's growth boundary "offers the nation a model for reform."

February 24, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Substantial amounts of flood plain construction could reinvent Katrina all over again around the country.

February 22, 2006 - The Baltimore Sun

Cities can't be trusted with sweeping eminent domain powers, writes Reason columnist Jacob Sullum.

February 20, 2006 - Reason Magazine

Frustrated with government services and a lack of culture, Orlando residents in East Orange county are in the beginning stages of planning a new city. If successful, the new city would dwarf the current size of Orlando.

February 20, 2006 - The Orlando Sentinel

New South Wales Sustainability Commissioner Peter Newman is fired as the state's sustainability commissioner.

February 19, 2006 - The Sydney Morning Herald

An op-ed in Georgia's Gainesville Times calls Governor Sonny Perdue's roads-only approach to easing traffic congestion a "temporary solution".

February 18, 2006 - Gainesville Times

Market forces alone haven't been able to generate needed investments in areas devastated by Katrina, and people have nothing to return to without those investments. A new idea has promise.

February 17, 2006 - Common Dreams

Connections to "disgraced" lobbyist Jack Abramoff are getting in the way of Richard W. Pombo's primary "political obsessions" -- the Endangered Species Act.

February 16, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

California environmentalists criticize Bush administration's plan to sale of over 300,000 acres of public land.

February 14, 2006 - The North County Times

The two planners who oversaw highly successful growth in Vancouver for 20 years are calling it quits.

February 10, 2006 - The Vancouver Sun

Eighty-five evangelical Christian leaders urge religious conservatives to combat global warming.

February 9, 2006 - The Washington Post

How did a city capitalize on a three-hour sporting event to develop a clear set of goals for urban revitalization?

February 8, 2006 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Shortfalls in promised aid from Washington to rebuild New Orleans have led Mayor Ray Nagin to consider asking for help from abroad.

February 8, 2006 - Truthout

The challenges are great, but city officials and business leaders are hopeful that Detroit will build upon its successful Superbowl weekend.

February 8, 2006 - The Detroit News

As Mayor John Street's eight-year term comes to a close, it's clear he has accomplished much locally, but how much has the city's reputation really improved?

February 6, 2006 - Philadelphia City Paper

Only one day after President Bush used the State of the Union address to promote alternative energy sources, his energy secretary and national economic adviser are backing away from the comments, saying, 'the president didn't mean it literally.'

February 3, 2006 - Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau

Armed with 14,000 signatures, a community group petitions to restrict city's eminent domain authority to a 'strictly defined public use'.

February 2, 2006 - San Diego Union Tribune

In advance of President George W. Bush's State of the Union address, William Rivers Pitt looks at widespread poverty and the ruins of New Orleans to state, "the state of this union is not good."

February 2, 2006 - Truthout

In his state of the union address, President Bush says the U.S. is "addicted to oil" and alternate energy source will break its dependence.

February 1, 2006 - CNN

Despite early promises to support a swift recovery after Hurricane Katrina, slow Federal cleanup of debris and inadequate provision of suitable housing for evacuees are slowing rebuilding efforts.

January 30, 2006 - The Washington Post