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…
Mandatory Voting? How About ‘None of the Above?’
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. State and local governments are continually tweaking their election laws in order, we are told, to make it easier and more meaningful for…
Windmills Heading to the Landfill
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. It’s all the rage among some governments to commit themselves (and their resident taxpayers) to carbon-free energy use. Within a decade, or two…
Illinois Looking to Ban Adults From Pumping Gas
Article from Reason by Christian Britschgi. The free market experiment of letting people pump their own gas is over. It failed. That appears to be the message behind a new…