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Governor Christie to announce HUD approval of NJ Sandy action plan

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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April 29 2013

It is anticipated that today at a news conference with Governor Christie the Governor will announce HUD's approval of the New Jersey Sandy CDBG DR

New Jersey receives $1.8 billion of Sandy recovery monies

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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February 27 2013

New Jersey has received $1.82 billion allocation of Federal Sandy aid from the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development. This initial

Governor Chris Christie announces federal disaster aid has been approved for all 21 New Jersey counties

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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September 9 2011

Governor Chris Christie announced that the federal government has approved New Jersey’s request for disaster assistance for New Jerseyans impacted by Hurricane Irene in all 21 counties

Governor rejects civil service reform legislation

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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February 8 2011

Governor Chris Christie signed a conditional veto of an ineffective civil service "reform" bill advanced by the legislature, citing its failure to include the critically needed opt-out and furlough options for municipalities

Eminent domain overhaul legislation advances

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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October 12 2010

A bill sponsored by Senator Ronald L. Rice which is intended to create more openness and fairness for homeowners under the eminent domain process was approved by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee by a vote of 3-1, with one abstention

New ADA regulations affect govt. entities, public accommodations

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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September 27 2010

On Sept.15, the U.S. Department of Justice published new final regulations in the Federal Register under Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act on accessibility for state and local governmental entities and places of public accommodation

Delaware governor vetoes bill restricting use of eminent domain

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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July 2 2008

On June 28, 2008, Gov. Ruth Ann Minner of Delaware vetoed a bill that would have placed tougher restrictions on governmental entities seeking to take private property by eminent domain

California voters pass eminent domain reform: impact limited

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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June 5 2008

On June 3, 2008, California voters convincingly approved Proposition 99 and at the same time rejected Proposition 98

Nevada joins national trend in responding to Kelo decision on eminent domain

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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June 28 2007

On May 23, 2007, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons signed into law Assembly Bill No. 102 ("AB102"), a reform measure seeking to curb perceived abuses of the power of eminent domain in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's Kelo decision

New Jersey Supreme Court limits application of blight designation in ongoing national debate over eminent domain

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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June 22 2007

In a potential blow to municipalities seeking to redevelop "underutilized" properties, the New Jersey Supreme Court has held that a municipality's designation of a property as blighted and subject to the municipality's power of eminent domain based solely upon a finding that the property is not being utilized in a fully productive manner (i.e., "not fully productive use"), without producing evidence that the condition was due to conditions of title or diversity of ownership, is invalid