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Hawaii Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Limited Raw Milk Sales; Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition Scheme

Under the proposed law, milk producers could legally sell raw milk and raw milk products directly to consumers subject to rules adopted by an oversight board. Sales would be limited to farms or facilities with no more than 10 milk-bearing cows, The law would also implement labeling standards for raw milk.

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Wisconsin Bill Would Take Step Toward Treating Gold and Silver as Money

The legislation would create a sales and use tax exemption for precious metal bullion. The bill defines “precious metal bullion” as coins, bars, rounds, or sheets that contain at least 35 percent gold, silver, copper, platinum, or palladium.

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Montana Bill Would Amend State Constitution On Permitless Carry

Montana legalized permitless carry in 2021. This constitutional amendment would make it more difficult for the state to repeal that law. More generally, it would set the stage to end any state regulation on concealed carry.

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Rhode Island Bill Would Establish State Process to End Qualified Immunity

A bill introduced in the Rhode Island House would create a process to sue police officers and government officials in state court for the deprivation of individual rights without the possibility of “qualified immunity” as a defense.

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Illinois Bill Would Foundation to End Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Feb. 20, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Illinois House would require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a big step toward restoring the founders’ framework for a state-federal balance under the Constitution. Rep. Jed Davis (R) introduced House […]

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Ohio Bill Would Ban State and Local Enforcement of Federal Gun Control; Past, Present and Future

The "Second Amendment Preservation Act" would ban state and local law enforcement officers from enforcing any past, present, or future federal “acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, regulations, statutes, or ordinances” that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.

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Iowa Senate Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Limited Raw Milk Sales

The legislation would allow a raw milk producer to process, market, and distribute raw milk and raw milk products directly to a consumer from the dairy. SF315 also creates regulatory guidelines for the sale of raw milk and raw milk products.

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Hawaii Senate Committees Pass Two Bills to Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition

SB669 and SB375 now move to the House Ways and Means Committee where they must get a hearing and pass by a majority vote before moving forward in the legislative process.

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Executive Power Warnings

It should be obvious by now that the executive branch wields far too much power. This kind of consolidation was considered one of the greatest threats to liberty. Some warned that the system wouldn’t self-enforce and predicted the “elective despotism” we live under today.

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