Eminent domain is the right of the state to seize the private property of an individual for a public purpose with just compensation. The third and final article in this series explores the Supreme Court decisions that influenced eminent domain policy from the mid twentieth-century to the present. The post Eminent Domain Part 3: Urban Renewal to the Present first appeared on The West End Museum.| The West End Museum
Eminent Domain Part 2: Use in Early AmericaYou are here:HomeHistoryEraOtherEminent Domain Part 2: Use… Eminent domain is the right of the state to seize the private property of an individual for a public purpose with just compensation. This is the second article in a series of three. This article will discuss the use of eminent| The West End Museum – Boston's Neighborhood Museum
Germany's Scientific Advisory Board on Agricultural Policy, Food and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE) has published a report recommending more support for| vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
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The Greatest Political Enemies of the 20th Century: West End's Lomasney Vs. Mayor CurleyYou are here:HomeHistoryEraImmigrant NeighborhoodThe Greatest Political Enemies of… In the early decades of the 20th century, two towering figures dominated Boston's political landscape. Their rivalry was so bitter that it reshaped the very nature of urban Democratic politics. The feud between Martin| The West End Museum – Boston's Neighborhood Museum
Judges don’t owe loyalty to the president who appoints them—they owe it to the Constitution. When Trump attacks his own judges, he undermines the rule of law he swore to uphold.| Public Square Magazine
Mississippi has become the third state in the United States to enact a law prohibiting the manufacturing, sale, or distribution of cultivated meat. Governor| Cultivated X
A bill introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives aims to impose new labeling requirements on plant-based and cell-cultured meat products in the| Cultivated X
The UK government's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced £1.6 million in funding for a regulatory "sandbox" within the Food| Cultivated X
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is inviting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working on novel food products to receive advice on the| Cultivated X
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s early Monday statement that he would vote to legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida sent a strong signal that both major parties are moving to adopt popular marijuana reform efforts, unexpectedly elevating the issue in the presidential battle. But the campaign for the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, expressed […]| Florida Phoenix
Two Florida Democratic members of Congress are speaking out against harsh Republican verbal attacks targeting Haitian immigrants living in the U.S., labeling them “disgusting,” and “disgraceful.” GOP vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance said Monday that he had previously raised the issue of Haitian illegal immigrants draining social services and “generally causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio,” […]| Florida Phoenix
A common complaint about presidential debates is that they change few minds. This year, with anywhere between 3% and 6% of likely voters undecided in early September and the closeness of the race, especially in the battleground states, that is more than enough to swing an election if a sizeable portion favor one candidate over the other as […]| Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet in a highly anticipated and potentially consequential debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia — just over two months after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance precipitated his exit from the race. The debate, to be hosted by ABC News, is set for 9 p.m. Eastern […]| Florida Phoenix
The union representing Florida’s public colleges and universities and its FAMU chapter have filed suit against the state, claiming a law requiring 60% membership for a union to maintain certification violates the Florida Constitution. The Florida A&M University chapter of the United Faculty of Florida’s lawsuit, filed in Leon County Circuit Court, names as defendant […]| Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — As Congress returned from a five-week recess Monday, House Republicans attached a provision to bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections — which is already unlawful — to a stopgap funding bill that is already teeing up a battle with the Senate and White House. The GOP drive in Congress echoes state lawmakers’ […]| Florida Phoenix
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is “ready, willing, and able” to find a solution with the Legislature for spiking condominium costs before the end of the calendar year. Legislative action following the 2021 collapse of a condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside that killed 98 people has resulted in financial strains on condominium owners […]| Florida Phoenix
The group behind the initiative to expand Medicaid said Monday that a Florida Department of State rule could force it to restart the petition collection process. Florida Decides Healthcare re-launched in February a petition drive for voters to decide in 2026 whether the state should provide health coverage for low-income adults. The group suspended the […]| Florida Phoenix
Thomas Feiter, an Orlando attorney who lost in the Republican primary for state attorney in Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit last month, announced at a press conference Monday that he will file a lawsuit claiming that the DeSantis administration interfered in the race. The action will name sitting State Attorney Andrew Bain, former Republican state attorney […]| Florida Phoenix
Florida Democrats said Monday that they’re exploring legal options against the use of state funds for messaging in opposition to the proposed abortion-rights amendment, but Gov. Ron DeSantis insists the state efforts are just public service announcements. Although the party has not decided on a specific course of action, FDP Chair Nikki Fried said the […]| Florida Phoenix
Although former President Donald Trump had predicted that Amendment 3, the proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational cannabis for adults 21 and over, would pass in November, he has now confirmed that he will vote for it. “As a Floridian, I will be voting YES on Amendment 3 this November,” Trump wrote on his Truth […]| Florida Phoenix
“You know, I do the weave. You know what the weave is? I’ll talk about like nine different things, and they all come back brilliantly together, and it’s like, friends of mine that are, like, English professors, they say, ‘It’s the most brilliant thing I’ve ever seen.’” — Donald John Trump I am an English […]| Florida Phoenix
LAWRENCE — Fourteen-year-old Iain Ellis gravitated to sights and sounds of punk music while growing up in a middle-class town outside London. He wasn’t alone in anticipating the genre would quickly die off like so many other trends in the industry. “I wasn’t a street punk like a lot of kids in the East End, […]| Florida Phoenix
If I were the king of Florida, there’d be a statue of J. Emory “Red” Cross in front of every government building. Red Cross was a state senator from Gainesville who became the Father of the Sunshine Law. Cross was a classic Florida character. He strolled the marble halls of Tallahassee clad in a white […]| Florida Phoenix
After legal fights, counter-campaigns, and bureaucratic wrangling all year long, as things stand today, abortion questions in 10 states are heading to ballots in November. After abortion rights were upended federally in June 2022, Kansas voters got a chance to weigh in on a ballot measure that was something of a test balloon just a […]| Florida Phoenix
Pinellas County GOP U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and her camp reacted with disbelief last week when a public opinion survey showed her trailing her Democratic opponent, Whitney Fox, 48%-44% in her bid for re-election in November. It was a different story on Tuesday, with the Luna campaign touting a new survey conducted for the […]| Florida Phoenix
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida is the hottest state in the contiguous United States, and its residents suffer the most heat-related illness. Older people are most susceptible to the heat, and nearly 4.7 million Floridians — 1 in 5 residents — are older than 65. The peninsula has 8,436 miles of coastline, and three-quarters of state […]| Florida Phoenix
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called a proposal to build pickleball courts, lodges, and golf courses in Florida State Parks released by the Department of Environmental Protection last week “half-baked,” saying, “If we do nothing, that’s fine with me.” “The Great Outdoors Initiative to Increase Public Access” at Florida state parks includes building 350-room lodges, […]| Florida Phoenix
Few national political analysts believe that any of Florida’s 28 congressional seats are in serious jeopardy of flipping this fall, but Pat Kemp, the Hillsborough County Democrat running against Republican Laurel Lee in Florida’s 15th Congressional District, says an internal poll shows she has a credible shot. District 15 consists of portions of Hillsborough, Pasco, […]| Florida Phoenix
CHICAGO — Actor B.D. Wong told the AAPI caucus at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday what he said to his multiracial son at his bar mitzvah. “I told him, in front of everybody, ‘You are not half of anything. You are all of everything,’” Wong said. And with the first-ever Asian American nominee of […]| Florida Phoenix
CHICAGO — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president Wednesday, showcasing his appeal on the third night of the Democratic National Convention as a candidate who can fuse a middle-class image to a fairly progressive record and effectively attack the Republican alternative. A native of a small town in Nebraska, Walz […]| Florida Phoenix
Two UK government funding bodies have announced a £15 million investment into a new innovation centre for plant-based, cultivated, and fermentation-derived foods.| Cultivated X
There is no mistake in the title of this article. Trial by combat was quite legal in Britain, until the last full year of the Regency. Essentially, trial by combat was a type of duel which was sanctioned by the … Continue reading →| The Regency Redingote
Poland's first cultivated meat startup, LabFarm, has received over PLN 9 million (around €2 million) from the National Centre for Research and Development| Cultivated X
The Hungarian Council Presidency has invited EU agriculture ministers to discuss the impact of novel foods such as cultivated meat and plant-based foods on| Cultivated X
Meanwhile, Alex Holst, senior policy manager at the Good Food Institute Europe, emphasized: "This non-binding statement (referring to arguments made by the EU| Cultivated X
The EDA grant will support a $40 million expansion of the IBRL, including upgrading to a 1500 L capacity. Additionally, it will enable consortium| vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
A Miami Herald reporter and sex abuse victims are to credit for Monday’s release of documents from the 2006 state grand jury investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, according to state Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book. The Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis OK’d the release of the Epstein court records — typically they would be shielded — […]| Florida Phoenix
Less than two months after students protesting the Israel-Gaza war at Florida State University were arrested and had the sprinklers turned on them, university trustees approved a revised protest policy that prohibits tents and bullhorns, among other new restrictions. The updated “Freedom of Expression Rights and Responsibilities” regulations, approved Thursday by the FSU Board of […]| Florida Phoenix
Despite a claim by the Joe Biden campaign earlier this year that “Florida is in play,” there’s been little indication so far in 2024 that the Sunshine State won’t go for Donald Trump for a third presidential election. But Florida Democrats are touting a new public opinion survey released Thursday night by Fox News of […]| Florida Phoenix
Iowa has become the third state to pass legislation regulating the labeling of lab-grown meat and alternative meat products. Governor Kim Reynolds recently| Cultivated X
Following Florida's recent ban, Alabama has become the second state in the USA to prohibit the sale and production of cultivated meat. This technology grows| Cultivated X
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) recently issued a new draft, the Food Safety and Security| Cultivated X