PHOENIX, Ariz, (Feb. 7, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Arizona Senate would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a warrant in most situations. The proposed law would not only protect privacy in Arizona, but would also hinder one aspect of the federal…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb 6, 2017) – An Arizona bill that would eliminate state capital gains taxes on gold and silver specie, and encourage its use as currency, passed a second important House committee today. Final approval of the legislation would help undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. Rep. Mark Finchem (R-Tucson) introduced House Bill…
Anytime there’s an effort to withdraw from a federal program, or take action to resist it – someone will claim that the “supremacy clause” means the states can’t do anything. They’re totally wrong. And State Rep. Eddie Farnsworth smacked that idea down on the Arizona House floor this week. Under the #constitution, #supremacy doesn't mean…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb 1, 2017) – An Arizona bill that would eliminate state capital gains taxes on gold and silver specie, and encourage its use as currency, passed an important House committee today. Final approval of the legislation would help undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. Rep. Mark Finchem (R-Tucson) introduced House Bill 2014…
"We are not a political subdivision of the federal government," said Rep. Eddie Farnsworth in support of the bill.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 26, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Arizona House would eliminate state capital gains taxes on gold and silver specie, encouraging its use as currency. Rep. Mark Finchem (R-Tucson) introduced House Bill 2014 (HB2014) on Jan. 9. The legislation would eliminate state capital gains taxes on income “derived from the exchange…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 25, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Arizona Senate would remove the state ban on industrial hemp, setting the stage to nullify federal prohibition on the plant in practice. Sen. Sonny Borrelli (R-Lake Havasu City) introduced Senate Bill 1045 (SB1045) on Jan. 10. The legislation would simply remove industrial hemp from…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 23, 2017) – Today, an Arizona bill that would set the stage for the state to refuse cooperation with federal acts passed out of its second, and last, House committee. Introduced by Rep. Bob Thorpe, House Bill 2097 (HB2097) would set the stage to prohibit state participation or cooperation with any “action” of the United…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 19, 2017) – An Arizona bill that would set the stage for the state to refuse cooperation with federal acts passed out of an important House committee on Tuesday. Introduced by Rep. Bob Thorpe, House Bill 2097 (HB2097) would set the stage to prohibit state participation or cooperation with any “action” of the United…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 18, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Arizona House would set the stage for the state to refuse cooperation with federal acts. Introduced by Rep. Bob Thorpe, House Bill 2097 (HB2097) would prohibit state participation or cooperation with any “action” of the United States government that constitutes “commandeering.” The bill defines “action” as “an…