Friction among Iowa senators as eminent domain reform stalls out again

Friction among Iowa senators as eminent domain reform stalls out again

Some Republicans argue the eminent domain violates constitutional property rights.

GOP Sen. Sires calls for Senate colleagues to stand against eminent domain for CO2 pipelines - The Iowa Standard

Republican State Sen. Dave Sires spoke in support of private property rights on Wednesday and against the use of eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines. Sires said his father always said to think and do things in the order of their importance. He then went through a brief timeline of Summit Carbon Solutions be given authority to use eminent domain for its carbon capture pipeline project. But Sires said that is an abuse of government power a…