Civil Asset Forfeiture: Grading the States
Civil asset forfeiture is a unique area of law in which the government charges specific property of being guilty of wrongdoing, rather than a person. Perhaps because the property is…
Covered California Faces Enrollment Woes
California is now considering scrapping its state-run Exchange and moving over to the federal run health care exchange after spending $900 million in federal grant money on its Covered California…
New report reveals shocking abuse of Pennsylvania’s civil asset forfeiture laws against innocent property owners
Pennsylvania’s long-awaited, all-encompassing civil asset forfeiture reform bill was introduced in the Senate in bipartisan fashion. Just before the bill was introduced, the Commonwealth’s chapter of the American Civil…
OCO Funding: A Congressional Slush Fund
Realizing spending was getting out of hand, Congress passed the 2011 Budget Control Act to cap spending on both defense and non-defense discretionary spending. However, Congress being Congress, they have…
EPA Using Taxpayer Funds to Cheer Harmful Water Regs
It’s another day and Americans are waking up to another nightmare of executive overreach by President Obama and the inability of the GOP-led Congress to stop his assault on our…
How Over-Regulation Kills Opportunity
Much of the Bill of Rights is dedicated to protecting accused persons, an action integral to our society. Expanding upon the Sixth Amendment’s granted right to legal counsel, states have…
Obamanet could be the next Obamaphone
Proponents call it necessary for bridging a societal gap. Opponents call it wasteful and beyond the point of reform. Call it what you like, the long-running controversial “Obamaphone” debate has…
ObamaCare Premiums Set to go up by Double Digits
The proposed Obamacare premium rates for 2016 are likely to see many double digit increases from the largest providers. The states with the largest increases, as proposed, are New…
Rule of Law should Trump Good Policy for Supreme Court
Sometimes a court reaches a decision that is great on the policy side, but appears to lack a basis in the law. Last week, in Comptroller v. Wynne, the…
Hawaii Healthcare Exchange on the Hook for Millions
In March, the state of Hawaii was notified that it was out of compliance with the Affordable Care Act because its Health Connector – the state-run insurance exchange – wasn’t…