Your Car’s Location Data is a Goldmine for Government Snoops
Our cars are loaded with computer code and microchips, all intended to deliver better performance, help with maintenance, and provide the amenities drivers demand. It also appears these systems are…
Report: IRS Moves Tax Filing Deadline to May 17
The Internal Revenue Service is moving the tax filing deadline from the traditional April 15 to May 17. The move comes as the agency is still struggling to process returns…
New York Assembly Hires Law Firm to Investigate Cuomo – First Step Toward Impeachment
The New York State Assembly is taking the first steps toward impeaching Gov. Andrew Cuomo. According to Bloomberg’s Keshia Clukey, the Assembly “hired law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP…
The New Era of Big Government is Underway
In his 1996 State of the Union address, then-President Bill Clinton proclaimed that the “era of big government is over.” It was a rhetorical flourish then, intended to make Democrats…
Newsom Comes Out Swinging Against Recall
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling in some of the nation’s biggest progressive names to help him fight a potential recall election later this year. According to Politico, Newsom has…
Maryland Senate Passes Bill to Protect Second Amendment Rights of Medical Marijuana Users
Not all news about the Second Amendment is bad. On the contrary, in the very blue state of Maryland, the Senate has passed legislation that would stop state police from…
House Democrats Push New Gun Control Bills
The House of Representatives has passed two new bills that would expand background checks for gun purchases. According to Reason’s Jacob Sullum, the bills: …would require background checks for nearly…
Newsom Recall Campaign Leaders say They’ve Reached 2 million Signature Goal
Proponents of a petition drive to force a recall election of California Gov. Gavin Newsom say they have reached their two million signature goal: Orrin Heatlie, Chairman of The California…
Tax on Financial Transactions Would Punish New Generation of Retail Investors
Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives aims at imposing a tax on financial transactions – the buying or selling of stocks, bonds and derivatives – in order to curb…
New Round of Stimulus Payments Left Open to Debt Collectors
The American Rescue Plan is handing out $1400 checks to millions of Americans. But for some, that money may end up in the hands of debt collectors. Congress did not…
Second Federal Court Overturns CDC Eviction Ban
A second U.S. District Court judge has ruled that the Centers for Disease Control’s nationwide order banning evictions is unconstitutional. The Pacific Legal Foundation said the ruling in the Ohio…
State and Local Aid Will be a Windfall for Government, and a Potentially Massive Tax Hit for Business
The nonpartisan Tax Foundation provides more insight into the $350 billion in aid to state and local governments embedded in the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan.” The major takeaway: the…