Invenergy, the company behind the high-voltage power line known as the Grain Belt Express proposed to go through Buchanan County, will be opening an office at 109 Fourth St. in Downtown St. Joseph. The office will be opening in the spring and will assist the public and landowners on providing…

Court approves Invenergy’s purchase of $2.3 billion transmission project, which would carry 4 gigawatts of Midwest wind power to PJM’s grid. The Grain Belt Express, one of the biggest U.S. proposed transmission projects designed to carry Midwest wind power to eastern markets, is one step closer to completion after winning key court…

The newly convened House of Representatives have taken a different approach to prevent Invenergy from utilizing admin domain powers for its Grain Belt Express Project.  The House had passed bill number 2033, which had been sent to the Senate prior to the “COVID-19 break” in the session.  Since HB 2033 likely will not reach the Senate floor,…

On March 13, 2020 Missouri governor Michael Parsons issued Executive Order 20-02 declaring that a state of emergency exists in the State of Missouri due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His declaration is effective until May 15, 2020 and may be extended. Missouri governors are empowered to declare an emergency under…

  Under current Supreme Court precedent, the answer is almost always going to be “no.” But some compensation may be morally imperative, even if not legally required. ILYA SOMIN |THE VOLOKH CONSPIRACY | 3.20.2020 10:20 PM State and local governments across the country are forcibly shutting down numerous businesses and other institutions in a desperate…

Land acquisition agents seeking access rights for the Grain Belt Project continue to knock on doors, disregarding “social distancing” order issued by Missouri Governor. “Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst says landowners who have been visited over the last week by agents seeking easements for the Grain Belt Express transmission line…

Invenergy reverses policy of personal visits to property owners along the route of the Grain Belt Project     Grain Belt stops in-person visits Representatives of the Grain Belt Express project said Tuesday morning that they are standing down from making in-person visits to area landowners because of the fight…

No written decision was released by the Supreme Court in denying the request by the Missouri Landowners Alliance to overturn an earlier lower court decision upholding the PSC ruling that approved the Grain Belt Express.     The transmission line to carry southwest Kansas wind powered electricity across Missouri and…

It seems unfair to characterize a private property owner protecting their rights as a “hold out” as though they should feel obligated to sell what they own.     A Downtown West property owned by a Kansas City developer is creating a hurdle for the MLS stadium project as they…

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Owners’ Counsel of America, a property rights organization fighting for private landowners nationwide, has elected Paul Henry, an accomplished eminent domain lawyer, to serve on its Board of Directors for 2020. Paul Henry is a principal partner at Denlow & Henry, a law firm with offices in St. Louis, Missouri. For over…