Relief Bill Punishes School Choice Programs
And speaking of a line-item veto…a good argument for the idea can be found in the relief bill Congress approved and the president signed. Buried in that measure are restrictions…
Trump Signs Coronavirus Relief and Budget Bills
President Donald Trump signed the federal budget and coronavirus relied bills over the weekend. But he also signaled his displeasure with some of the line items tucked into the $2.3…
Report: New Mexico Shows Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Works
The Institute for Justice has released the latest edition of its Policing for Profit report, and it shows law enforcement continues to pre-emptively seize billions of dollars’ worth of cash…
Congress Approves Trillions for Relief Plus Federal Budget
Congress has been busy running up the national charge card before Christmas, approving both a $900 billion stimulus bill and a roughly $1.4 trillion budget measure to fund federal operations….
Arkansas Looking to Eliminate its Personal Income Tax
The most common story to hear about states these days is how much fiscal trouble they are in, and how they need a federal bailout to close the holes in…
Hack of Government Networks Was Years in the Making – and an Ominous Warning of Future Conflicts
The extent of the damage done during the months-long assault on some of the nation’s most sensitive government and private computer systems is still unknown. But it appears to be…
Schools Suing Parents for Textbook Fees, and Court Costs, During a Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has scrambled public school instruction, making it difficult for kids to learn, teachers to teach, and parents to manage it all. But in Indiana, there’s one thing…
The Nanny State Backs Off Frozen Cherry Pies
In a victory for American consumers, and a case study in bureaucratic nanny statism, the FDA has decided to relax is rules on what goes into a frozen cherry pie….
World Human Freedom Index Shows U.S. Slipping to 17th Place
The 2020 Human Freedom Index report is out and for the U.S., freedom has been in steady retreat in the last three years according to a broad analysis of personal,…
FDA Can – and Must — Pick Up the Pace on Vaccine Approval
The good news is the Food and Drug Administration is giving emergency use approval for two coronavirus vaccines. The bad news is the FDA could have approved the drugs much…