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Nicholas Gluba ‘confident’ Libertarians will be allowed on election ballots

  • Brooklyn Draisey

Nicholas Gluba is “very confident” that he and other Libertarian candidates will make it onto election ballots this fall, he told reporters after making his case for governor at the Iowa State Fair. The Libertarian gubernatorial candidate took to the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox stage Thursday afternoon to speak with fairgoers about his priorities […]

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Federal judge schedules contempt hearing in Johnston eminent domain dispute

  • Christopher Shea

One week after a Rhode Island federal judge ruled Johnston’s attempted seizure of a 31-acre property for a proposed apartment complex was unlawful, its owners are asking the court to hold town officials in contempt as they still try to take the land. U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose on Tuesday afternoon scheduled a show […]

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Federal judge voids Johnston’s land seizure under eminent domain

  • Nolan Page, Christopher Shea

U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose on Tuesday ruled Johnston's attempt to seize land for a new town hall and public safety complex violated constitutional requirements, handing a victory to developers planning a 252-unit affordable housing project.