High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 4. Wal-Mart’s Manifest Destiny http://www.hcn.org/issues/276/14785 Wal-Mart wants to build more giant Supercenter stores in the West, but communities like Inglewood, Calif., are starting to take a stand against the world’s largest company No publisher Tim Sullivan Land Use And Planning Socio-Economics Wal-Mart Inglewood California labor unions fair wages living wages growth development sprawl Sam Walton Lee Scott Danny Tabor Stacy Mitchell Ralph Franklin ballot-box planning land use and planning initiatives referendums workers’ rights 2010-02-05T09:57:34Z News Article Taking Liberties http://www.hcn.org/issues/326/16409 The Western states are home to a stealth campaign by libertarians who – under the guise of reforming eminent domain – are out to destroy all land-use planning through "takings" ballot initiatives No publisher Ray Ring initiatives Takings issues eminent domain libertarians land use planning Libertarian Party U.S. Supreme Court Fifth Amendment Elections Kelo case petition gathering Measure 37 Land Use and Planning signature gatherers Politics property rights ballot l Eric Dondero private property 2011-11-13T00:17:04Z News Article Saving open land — a taxing problem http://www.hcn.org/issues/326/16415 In Missoula, Mont., and other Western communities, activists search for the winning formula to pass new open-space bonds in November No publisher Brianna Randall Politics Elections Land Use and Planning Open space bonds elections land use and planning ballot measures initiatives taxes Trust for Public Land Amanda Smith The Nature Conservancy mill levies property taxes Karen Messmer niche taxes Tim Raphael Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund 2011-11-21T22:27:10Z News Article Voters could be energized, or exhausted, by ballot initiatives http://www.hcn.org/issues/332/16627 In 10 Western states this November, voters face a total of 82 ballot measures No publisher Jonathan Thompson initiatives Arizona ballot initiatives California bond legalized marijuana abortion Elections spending limits Ar November elections minimum wage increase Proposition 106 parental notification for ballot measures gay marriage initiatives mid-term election 2010-09-23T23:27:30Z News Article