Property law

A look at ballot initiatives in four western states that allow voters to decide how their state deals with private property.

When government takes private property, it is required to compensate land owners. Some lawmakers say the government should also pay land owners when regulations reduce property values by restricting development. But one land use attorney says that means the government, and taxpayers, are paying twice. Host Steve Curwood talks with Edward Thompson, who says the […]

Steve talks with R.S. Radford, of the Pacific Legal Foundation, about efforts to curb development in some coastal areas. Radford says that without due compensation, such laws are tantamount to theft.