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Economic Development
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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Mayor Bloomberg Announces Plan to Help Nonprofit Groups
New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, on Monday announced a package of measures to help the city's nonprofit groups weather the recession. These measures include efforts to streamline government procedures, expand…
DuetsBlog
Brands & Trademarks: Giving New Meaning to the Phrase “Stimulus Package”
By Steve Baird®
There is certainly a lot of buzz in the news these days about “Stimulus Packages” and how they might be utilized around the globe to spur economic growth and permit…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Massey: Economic Development in Mexico Would Address Migration Concerns
Douglas Massey, a noted demographer, reminds us of a fundamental economic truth in A Better Way to End Unauthorized Immigration:"If the money devoted to U.S. border enforcement were instead channeled…
RedevelopNJ
Governor Corzine Creates New Jersey Real Estate Advisory Board
By Ted Zangari
Blue Ribbon Panel to Spur Economic Development TRENTON, N.J. - Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced the formation of a blue ribbon advisory panel known as the New Jersey Real…
Eminent Domain and Real Estate Valuation
PennDOT Hoping for Funds from Stimulus Package
By David Snyder
One of the new buzzwords these days is “infrastructure.” It is likely that Congress will enact an ambitious economic stimulus package soon after President-elect Obama is inaugurated. One important component…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will we invest in classrooms or cells in these tough times?
Main December 11, 2008Will we invest in classrooms or cells in these tough times?Eric Lotke blogging over at the website of the Campaign for America’s Future has this notable and…
International Law Prof Blog
What One Euro Can Buy: France Will Sell Tahitian Military Base to French Polynesia
Radio New Zealand International reported that the the French defence minister, Herve Morin, said this week that the French military base in Tahiti will be sold to French Polynesia for…
Land Use Prof Blog
From Thanksgiving to … Hollywood of the East? …
Should you give a rich person money, in the hopes that he or she will then reward you with an even larger gift? It sounds risky. But many American…
inversecondemnation.com
“No, I’m Spartacus!”
Thanks to Alan Ackerman for alerting us to the latest horrible development in the eminent domain cases out of Freeport, Texas. Recall that in Western Seafood Co. v. United States,No…
Ohio Environmental Law Blog
Ohio Scorecard on Developing a Clean Tech Economy
The gloom and doom of today's economy, especially in Cleveland, is covered almost daily. Job's have been disappearing from the area at a rapid clip. The front page of the…