The ORANGE Coalition held it’s annual luncheon on Wednesday, January 4th at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. The agenda boasted nationally recognized speakers, state representatives, and key stakeholders in matters relating to private property rights. The lunch meeting was attended by not only ORANGE Board members and officers, but elected officials, experts in private property rights [...]
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Join us Wednesday, January 4th, for the Annual ORANGE Luncheon featuring keynote speaker, Timothy Sandefur. Click HERE for the invitation.
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GLENDALE – The Arizona Supreme Court Tuesday denied Glendale’s request to hear an appeal related to a proposed tribal reservation near the city’s sports district. The high court said the city must pay the Tohono O’odham Nation’s legal fees in the case. Glendale opposes the tribe’s quest to take land it owns near 95th and [...]
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Randy Thompson, a Nebraska landowner, is challenging the assumption by TransCanada that it can seize land for an oil pipeline. A Canadian company has been threatening to confiscate private land from SouthDakota to the Gulf of Mexico, and is already suing many who have refused toallow the Keystone XL pipeline on their property even though [...]
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During the 2011 legislative session; the Arizona Legislature passed a law which grants the state authority to take land owned by the Federal government. The bill, SB1546, grants Arizona the authority to use eminent domain to acquire federally held public land. The law is similar to a bill which was passed by the Utah Legislature [...]
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In Mississippi, voters will be headed to the November polls to bolster their private property rights. Over 120,000 voters signed petitions to amend the Mississippi constitution of 1890 to “state that property seized through eminent domain cannot be given to any person, non-governmental entity, public-private partnership, corporation, or other business entity, for 10 years.” (Source: Clarion [...]
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Once again, the ORANGE Coalition (Organized Residents Against Needless Government Encroachment) is proud to be at the forefront of private property issues in Arizona, working to ensure that Arizonan’s rights are defended in the face of government takings. ORANGE has been working with private-property owners in the Northwest Valley to ensure that a proposed APS [...]
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The ORANGE Coalition is the newest stakeholder in a dispute between private property owners from North Peoria, APS and the Bureau of Land Management. ORANGE recently joined ongoing discussions about a proposed APS power line along State Route 74. Conflict arose over the final location of the proposed line. Property owners in North Peoria, specifically [...]
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ORANGE Coalition Chair Laura Knaperek teamed up with Southern Arizona Board Members Ted Downing and Ruth McClung for a fact-finding trip toTucson. This trip was scheduled as part of ORANGE’s ongoing effort to become the premier statewide organization fighting for private property rights in Arizona. During the trip toTucson, the ORANGE delegation met with a [...]
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The Coalition held a luncheon on March 24, 2011. Chairman, Ray Torres presented the accomplishments over the past 15 months, including media and communications activities. Vice Chair, Laura Knaperek presented the 2011 forward-looking plans to the group, including Fundraising, Communications, Public Policy and Board Development. Friends of the Coalition attended the special gathering. The luncheon [...]
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