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Interview with Josh Beckett, Mackinac Center Supporter

… find out about the Mackinac Center? Beckett: We have been fighting the land bank in our area. We believe it’s wrong for the government to be able to seize … place. We found out that the Mackinac Center had written quite a bit on land banks, and that’s how we got connected with the organization. We love the work …

Dog-Fight Dogs, Obamacare, Financial Exploitation, Multi-Lingual State Websites

August 18, 2017 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report

… to committee, no further action at this time. Senate Bill 422: Give “land banks” a social welfare mission Introduced by Sen. Ian Conyers (D), to expand the mission of government “land banks” to also include making homes available for disabled veterans. These …

A Roundup of Corporate Welfare Bills

This week's MichiganVotes Roll Call Report

… action at this time. House Bill 4423: Let more municipalities incur “land bank” debt Introduced by Rep. David LaGrand (D), to expand the municipalities … debt related to their buying and selling properties in a government “land bank fast track authority.” Referred to committee, no further action at this …

Michigan Supreme Court Ruling on “Beachwalking” Erodes Property Rights

… defined as “the point on the bank or shore up to which the presence … Great Lakes fluctuate.” Thus, land “not immediately and presently … private parties from using land under the water in a manner … commerce or fishing. The submerged land that was thus protected included … day, significant amounts of land are exposed, only to be covered …

Detroit Farm Offers Second Chance to Ex-offenders

… abandoned factories, with unused land around them. One endeavor, however, is putting some of that land to use, harvesting food for … city has the same amount of land available for farming. The … citizen is almost guaranteed to land back in prison. So, it’s critical … assistance in setting up a bank account and transportation …

Michigan Legislature Can Pursue Free-Market Agenda

… licensing requirements that serve as barriers for small business creation. Embrace emerging ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft. Prevent county land banks from acting as development companies that cherry pick prime properties. These proposals represent a solid free-market agenda. Accomplishing a large …

Beach Affront

… high-water mark as "the point on the bank or shore up to which the presence and … essence, Ohio claimed ownership over all land from the high-water mark to the water, … interest in any privately owned dry land. In making this decision, the Ohio … compensation. Thus, when a farmer loses his land for a new highway, compensation is …

IV. The Tragedy of the Commons

… case of commonly owned grazing land. If a single cattle herder … With commonly owned grazing land, no single herder can reap … self-interest to overgraze the land, even though in the long run … environmental stewards of their own land. Indeed, much of what we know … Administration and the World Bank. The results of some of these …

Cities Which Choose Death

… gins, warehouses, a hotel, a bank, and several general stores. … largest general store and the bank. He built the only church that … moved away. With him went the bank and the general store. With … erosion, the farmers allowed their land to return to forest. Advances … Michigan, is on the northern bank of the St. Joseph River where …

Confronting Urban Sprawl: How Cities and Suburbs Can Both Win

… each other. A 1992 study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia analyzed 28 large metropolitan … arrest urban decline, actions could include, the Bank advises, the "elimination of large differences … lifestyle choices such as family demand for more land away from congested urban areas. Interfering with …