ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The city of St. Louis announced Friday it filed a petition to acquire the Railway Exchange Building through eminent domain, citing a desire to eliminate blight. The ...

A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday scrutinized the legal standard used to determine whether dozens of properties along ...

In September, a Missouri judge upheld the city of Brentwood's plan to seize businesses along the Manchester Road Corridor, siding with the city's $436 million redevelopment scheme and its decision to ...

Brentwood shop owners say their buildings aren't blighted. An appeals court will decide if the city can still take them.

The Azalea Gardens Apartment Project Owned By Tyta Llc. The council unanimously approved a measure to purchase the Magnolia Park and Azalea Gardens apartment complexes on the city's Westside, which ...

In the first five legal tests of eminent domain since the New Jersey Supreme Court tightened the definition of "blighted" property, state courts have scuttled the redevelopment projects. The property ...

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For the first time in recent memory, New Britain is using eminent domain as part of an anti-blight campaign as well as a drive to improve Willow Street Park. A city attorney this week filed the ...

Lawmakers in the Missouri House of Representatives passed a law curtailing the government's ability to take private property. Unfortunately, the bill seems more like a culture war posturing than a ...

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