Practical Tax Reform
Would you be willing to give up all of your tax deductions -- state and local taxes, mortgage interest, church and charitable contributions, etc. -- in exchange for sharply…
Senate OKs bill changing telecommunication rules
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate gave overwhelming approval yesterday to a bill that removes price controls and most regulation of local phone service. Senate Bill 245, approved 40-6, now goes…
Anti-tax groups launch spending limit campaign
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With little fanfare, anti-tax activists have begun a signature-gathering drive to ask Oregon voters this November to clamp a tight new limit on state government spending.
Freedom Works at Sunday’s Bronco Game
Freedom Works at Sunday's Bronco Game Our partner in Liberty, Freedom Works, will be collecting signatures for the “Colorado Citizens for Property Rights” (CCPR), petition for a ballot initiative…
Gray Heading for Europe, Diplomats Heading Out
Brussels is home to no fewer than three US ambassadors: one to the Kingdom of Belgium, one to NATO and one to the European Union. Yesterday President Bush appointed C.
Telecommunications Reform Bill Moves Forward
A telecommunications reform bill passed out of a Senate committee on Tuesday, a bill similar to one that failed last year. The big change to this bill is that it…
Activists propose altering state
Political activists have filed more than 140 proposed ballot initiatives for the Nov. 7 election with the secretary of state, signaling another year of contentious political battles over issues that…
THE PILOT LIGHT: County Moves On Animal Issue
In a move designed to expedite the animal control ordinance issue, Chairman David J. Cummings of the Moore County Board of Commissioners has asked fellow Commissioner Michael R. Holden to…
Petition This!
For better or worse, Oregonians love their initiative process. So far, 142 initiatives for the 2006 elections have landed at the Oregon Secretary of State—many of them already have signature…
Indiana Ponders Update For Antique Telecom Law
Telecom-reform legislation proposed yesterday in the Indiana General Assembly would, among other things, mandate a statewide system for video franchising while imposing new conditions on the establishment of municipal…