Surveillance Reform Clash Brewing in Congress
Article from The Hill by Jordain Carney. Congress is gearing up for a high-profile fight over reauthorizing a handful of controversial surveillance programs months before the 2020 elections. After punting…
Banning Gas Appliances to Save the Planet
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Officials in the liberal enclave of Takoma Park, Maryland just outside of Washington, D.C. have proposed to take their crusade against fossil fuels…
Virginia Democrats Punish Sheriffs for Backing Gun Rights
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The top Democrat in Virginia’s state Senate admitted he blocked pay raises for all of the state’s county sheriffs because of their support…
DHS Cuts Red Tape to Build Border Wall
Article from Fox News by Tyler Olson. In a move to speed up the construction of 177 miles of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, the Trump administration is waiving a set of laws…
Virginia Determines Art Therapy to be Dangerous
Article from Reason by Eric Boehm. Based on a study that cites such potential dangers as the “sharp edges” on scissors and “toxic chemicals” in glue, state lawmakers in Virginia…
Investigation Widened Into Deadly Drug Raid Triggered by Phony Affidavit
Article from Reason by Jacob Sullum. Harris County District Judge Kelli Johnson last week declared Steven Mallet, who served 10 months in jail after he was arrested for selling crack cocaine in…
Socialist Seattle Coucil Member Reintroduces Amazon Tax
Article from Reason by Christian Britschgi. Seattle’s Amazon tax is trying to come back. On Wednesday, the Rainy City’s lone socialist councilmember, Kshama Sawant, announced a plan for a tax on the…
Eastern Oregon Exploring Seecession to Idaho
Article from The Daily Caller by Virginia Kruta. Several counties in eastern Oregon have mounted an initiative to move the state’s border, making them part of the neighboring state of…
Bipartisan Vote Defeats Assault Weapon ban in Virginia Senate
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The Virginia Senate defeated legislation Monday that would have banned the sale or exchange of so-called “assault weapons.” But that doesn’t mean the…
Virginia Inches Closer to Allowing Speed Cameras
Article from TheNewspaper.com by Staff. Speed cameras could be a common sight in Virginia if the state Senate approves legislation that cleared the House of Delegates last week. By a…