Patrons, businesses, city toast Dublin s first DORA
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The restaurants and retail shops along Longshore Street in Dublin’s Bridge Park are a frequent destination for Kyle and Alicia McGhee.
The husband and wife live in the Bridge Park development and are familiar with what it has to offer.
But they had a new experience May 20 – the day Dublin launched its pilot Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area in Bridge Park on the east bank of the Scioto River and in the city’s historic district on the west side of the river.
“It’s pretty cool,” said Kyle McGhee, who was enjoying a beer with his wife outside Urban Meyer’s Pint House, 6632 Longshore St, just as the DORA began at 5 p.m.
Judge Strikes Down North Dakota ‘Pore Space’ Law Backed by Oil, Gas Group January 26, 2021
A judge has struck down a North Dakota’s law that landowners say takes away their property rights.
The so-called pore space law passed the Legislature in 2019 after supporters sought clarification on the use of cavities in rock or soil. Pore spaces are used when the petroleum industry injects saltwater from oil and gas production underground for permanent storage or for enhanced oil recovery.
Northeast District Judge Anthony Benson ruled the law unconstitutional because it gives the landowners’ value from pore space to the oil and gas industry for free.
In a win for landowners, North Dakota judge deems pore space law unconstitutional
Handing a victory to the Northwest Landowners Association over the state and the titan oil company Continental Resources, Judge Anthony Benson wrote that he had no choice in the matter since the law amounted to an unconstitutional taking of an inherent, inalienable property right. Written By: Adam Willis | ×
Attorney Derrick Braaten represents the Northwest Landowners Association. The group sued over the North Dakota law addressing the use of underground cavities and rock formations. Tom Stromme / Bismarck Tribune
BISMARCK A judge on Thursday, Jan. 21, struck down a North Dakota law that prevented landowners from receiving compensation for the use of underground cavities and rock formations on their property.
2. Minnesota House Democrats pushing for more police reforms
Snow fell on the Minnesota State Capitol building on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service)
Democratic members of Minnesota’s state House are hoping to pass more police accountability and criminal justice legislation this year, though they may meet a roadblock in the Republican-controlled Senate.
In a Thursday, Jan. 21m public safety committee hearing, state Rep. Carlos Mariani, D-St. Paul, commended his colleagues for passing a police accountability bill package this summer in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. He said the summer package was “important” and crafted with a lot of public input, but “much work still remains.”
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