Ty Higgins - March 15
From the food supply chain to rural broadband, regulatory reform to energy solutions, there is a lot on the plate of Ohio Farm Bureau as the organization advocates for the best interests of farmers and rural communities in Ohio. But…
Lynn Snyder - Feb. 11
Policy Counsel Leah Curtis explains what landowners need to know if faced with an eminent domain lawsuit.
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Jan. 5
The cases revolve around expanded transmission line easements being sought by Ohio Power (AEP), including on land owned by county Farm Bureau members.
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - June 21, 2019
On this episode of Legal with Leah, Ty Higgins visits with Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis about a recent Supreme Court decision regarding eminent domain, the topic of the first Supreme Court case that Ohio Farm Bureau has…
Joe Cornely - March 27, 2019
The fight to protect landowners from expanded eminent domain authority continues. Ohio Farm Bureau successfully prevented an expansion of takings authority in the Senate’s version of the transportation budget, but it could return. Legislators from both chambers must reconcile their…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Nov. 1, 2017
The question of whether or not a “finished natural gas” or liquified gas pipeline can use the power of eminent domain to legally seize property in the state of Ohio remains unclear. Ohio Farm Bureau had filed a legal brief…
Amanda Kolitsos - Sept. 27, 2017
Can pipeline companies take your land via eminent domain? OFBF policy counsel Leah Curtis says there’s no one answer and there’s still some legal uncertainty. And she tells you where to turn for help. Listen to Legal with Leah, a podcast…
Leah Curtis - June 29, 2017Ohio Farm Bureau staff continues to stay involved in legal issues that affect Farm Bureau members, especially as it involves property rights and the use of eminent domain throughout the state. Many of the cases OFBF has recently been involved…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Jan. 13, 2017
Ohio Farm Bureau’s legal advocacy agenda was packed at the end of 2016 and more of the same is expected in 2017, especially as it involves property rights and the use of eminent domain throughout the state. “For farmers, property…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - May 5, 2016
Carol Teter and John Lovejoy are fighting a pipeline’s proposal to take their land by eminent domain.
