Democrats Could be ‘Torn Apart’ if They Double Down on Socialist Agenda Items
Even though the Nov. 3 votes haven’t been finalized in a number of states, there is a growing consensus that one of the election’s big losers was socialism, and the…
California Voters use Initiatives to Thwart Democrat Pols
California voters used ballot initiatives to thwart the state’s dominant Democratic political class on the gig economy and racial preferences. As Reason’s Scott Shackford writes: The biggest blow: Proposition 22…
Mixed Bag on Tax Hike Initiatives
Some high-profile tax increase measures were on the Nov. 3 ballot, and according to the Tax Foundation voters were split on whether to increase their state’s tax burdens: Illinois voters…
Marijuana Federalism Takes Big Step Forward
One positive note that came out of the Nov. 3 elections: the growing number of states calling an end to a major part of the drug war: New Jersey’s approval…
Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed Against Seattle for Failing to Stop Protestors From Seizing Control of Business District
A U.S. district court judge is allowing a lawsuit several business owners filed against the city of Seattle to move ahead. What makes this different? It alleges the city refused…
Despite Call for More Federal Aid, State, Local Tax Revenues are Going Up
The cry of state and local governments for more federal aid continues, but so, too does the data collection on state and local tax receipts. And those figures show tax…
Hackers and Foreign Governments Exploit Tech Backdoors
The National Security Agency’s insistence on having technology companies include so-called “backdoors” in their products it could use to spy on assorted bad guys may have backfired – allowing the…
Billions of U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Lost to Waste, Fraud, Abuse in Afghanistan
If there was a need for an additional reason to bring U.S. involvement in Afghanistan to an end it’s a new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction…
Report: 39 States ‘did not have enough money to pay all of their bills’
State government finances are a mess this year, as government-ordered lockdowns in response to the coronavirus threw millions out of work and damaged the economy. What sort of shape state…
Billions in Proposed Tax Hikes on State and Local Ballots Nov. 3
More than just candidates for office are on the4 ballot Nov. 3. Hundreds of ballot issues will be decided as well, including a number that propose to hike taxes at…