Feinstein, Padilla Want Biden to Take California Gasoline Engine Ban National
California Sens. Diane Feinstein and Alex Padilla are pushing President Biden to do something even bigger than his proposed incentives for people to buy electric cars: follow California’s lead in…
Mr. Biden’s Costly Wish List
Among the laundry list of spending items inside the Biden infrastructure plan are proposals that are really about making government bigger. FEE’s Brad Polumbo looked at some of the…
Biden’s Blowout ‘Infrastructure’ Plan
The White House has rolled out its eight-year, $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan. But how much of what people normally think of as “infrastructure” – roads, bridges, tunnels, ports, and the…
Biden Readies ‘Largest Tax Hike in Generations’
President Joe Biden intends to go big – very big – in his infrastructure spending proposal. But to help pay for the estimated $4 trillion in new spending Biden wants,…
The Cultural Divide Over Guns and the Second Amendment
The calls for newer, tougher, and more sweeping gun control are in the news once again in the wake of the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado. Among the rationalizations for…
West Virginia has a Chance to end Qualified Immunity
West Virginia lawmakers will be considering legislation called the “Protecting Everyone’s Constitutional Rights Act.” According to the Tenth Amendment Center’s Amanda Bowers, the bill would: …create a cause of action…
GOP House Members Propose Ban on State ‘Exit Taxes’
A group of House Republicans is backing legislation that would prevent states from imposing so-called “exit taxes” on residents who vote with their feet and establish a new, permanent residence…
Washington State Lawmakers Propose a 1000% Tax Hike on Tobacco-Related Businesses
Governments have long relied on so-called “sin taxes” to help balance the books. These taxes, imposed on items like alcohol, tobacco, gaming, and other items, are frequently raised when the…
Joe Biden’s Aim: be Bigger Than FDR, LBJ
In a White House meeting with presidential historians, President Joe Biden offered an expansive vision of what he hopes to achieve in office – as big, or even bigger, than…
Biden Administration Looking at $3 Trillion in New Government Spending
Fresh off passing a $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan,” the Biden administration has decided to go even bigger with its next proposals: a $3 trillion effort that covers everything from…