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Ballot box hangover

Even as Oregon tries to deal with the chaos of Measure 37, which overturned the state’s old land-use regulations, "The Big Look," an attempt to revive and re-create planning laws, is quietly under way.

by Randy Stapilus, Sep 18, 2006
Anti-government attack has many fronts

Across the West, anti-government activists from out of state are funding ballot measures that attack government spending and the judiciary as well as land-use planning

by Randy Stapilus, Sep 04, 2006
No clear victory for property-rights activists

Oregon’s Measure 37 has been upheld by the state Supreme Court, but even developers and some property-rights activists say the issue remains unsettled

by Randy Stapilus, Apr 03, 2006
Flood insurance crimps Western waterways

Critics say that FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program is encouraging development in flood-prone areas alongside Western rivers, such as the Rio Grande

by Randy Stapilus, Dec 12, 2005
Property-rights measure overturned

Oregon’s controversial Measure 37, which de-clawed the state’s famous land-use regulations, has been ruled unconstitutional by a Marion County judge.

by Randy Stapilus, Nov 14, 2005
So far, Oregon land-use measure is more bark than bite

Oregon’s Measure 37 has so far proven less liberating than property-rights activists thought, and less destructive than sprawl-fighters feared

by Randy Stapilus, Jun 13, 2005