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The Yay of the Land
Oregon voters roll back destructive property-rights legislation |
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07 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 9:47 AM on 07 Nov 2007 Sheepish Oregon voters have approved Measure 49, which significantly scales back development rights under the state's Measure 37. When voters passed Measure 37 three years ago, it was the farthest-reaching legislation in the U.S. in terms of protecting individual property rights, requiring Oregon to compensate landowners for property-value changes brought on by state land-use dec ... |
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