Saturday, May 25 2013 5:33 PM EDT2013-05-25 21:33:18 GMT
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - The Virginia State Police are investigating the shooting along Interstate 81 near Harrisonburg that resulted in the wounding of a tractor-trailer driver. The shooting took placeMore >>
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - The Virginia State Police are investigating the shooting along Interstate 81 near Harrisonburg that resulted in the wounding of a tractor-trailer driver. The shooting took placeMore >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:06 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:06:29 GMT
PARIS (AP) -- A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recentMore >>
PARIS (AP) -- A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recentMore >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 2:41 PM EDT2013-05-25 18:41:46 GMT
RICHMOND, Va - Scholarship Sharing is a student run organization that helps put as much information about financial aid, scholarships and grant opportunities into one place for students. Our main goalMore >>
RICHMOND, Va - Scholarship Sharing is a student run organization that helps put as much information about financial aid, scholarships and grant opportunities into one place for students. Our main goalMore >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 1:44 PM EDT2013-05-25 17:44:16 GMT
LONDON (AP) -- Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of alleged Islamic extremist Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in a savage killing of a British soldier on a London street thatMore >>
LONDON (AP) -- Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of alleged Islamic extremist Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in a savage killing of a British soldier on a London street thatMore >>
RICHMOND, VA. (AP) - Voters have approved an amendment to the Virginia Constitution limiting government's ability to take private property through eminent domain.
The amendment approved Tuesday had been championed by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. They argued property rights are so fundamental, they should be enshrined in the Constitution.
Opponents warned that passage could cost state and local governments tens of millions of dollars. They said a 2007 was sufficient to protect property owners.
The amendment was inspired by a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision that gave governments broad powers to seized private property for economic development.
Since then, more than 40 states have enacted constitutional and legislative guarantees to blunt powers of eminent domain.
Another amendment allowing legislators to delay a one-day reconvened legislative session also passed.
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