MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Jun. 9, 2017) – Alabama’s Republican-dominated House killed a bill that would have removed sales taxes from the sale of gold and silver, encouraging their use and taking the first step toward breaking the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. Rep. Lynn Greer (R-Rogersville) introduced House Bill 238 (HB238) in February. The legislation exempted the…
BOSTON, Mass. (June 9, 2017) – Earlier this week, a Massachusetts committee held a hearing on a bill that would generally prohibit the warrantless use of stingray devices and the collection of electronic data stored by service providers. Final passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in Massachusetts, but would also hinder at…
BATON ROUGE, La. (June 6, 2017) – Today, the Louisiana House gave final approval to a bill that would exempt the sale and purchase of gold and silver from state sales and use taxes, encouraging their use and taking the first step toward breaking the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. Rep. Stephen Dwight (R) and…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (June 5, 2017) – Late last month, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law that will help facilitate healthcare freedom in the state, and set the stage to nullify federal control over the healthcare industry in practice. Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) sponsored Senate Bill 94 (SB94). The new law specifies that…
NASHVILLE. Tenn. (Jun. 5, 2017) – Last spring, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed a resolution in support of creating a state gold bullion depository. Both houses of the legislature passed the measure unanimously. So, what’s happened since? Nothing. Rep. Bud Hulsey (R-Kingsport) sponsored House Joint Resolution 516 (HJR516) during the 2016 legislative session. It declares…
BATON ROUGE, La. (June 2, 2017) – Today, the Louisiana Senate passed a bill that would exempt the sale and purchase of gold and silver from state sales and use taxes, encouraging their use and taking the first step toward breaking the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. Rep. Stephen Dwight (R) and Rep. Mark Abraham…
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Jun 2, 2017) – Today, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill into law to legalize commercial industrial hemp production in the state, despite a federal ban on the same. Passage into law sets the foundation to nullify federal prohibition in practice and effect within the state. A bipartisan coalition of 12 legislators introduced…
CONCORD, N.H. (Jun. 2, 2017) – Yesterday, the New Hampshire House gave final approval to a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession in the state. If signed by the governor, this measure would further nullify the federal prohibition on cannabis in practice in New Hampshire. Along with 11 bipartisan co-sponsors, Rep. Robert Cushing (D-Hampton) introduced House…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (June 2, 2017) – Last week, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill into law that sets the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Del. Karen Young (D-Frederick) sponsored House Bill 584 (HB584) along with 18 bipartisan…
CONCORD, N.H. (June 2, 2017) – Yesterday, the New Hampshire House gave final approval to a bill that 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 New Hampshire, but would also…