BATON ROUGE, La. (May 26, 2017) – On Wednesday, a Louisiana Senate committee approved a bill that would expand the state’s Right to Try law to include technology designed to help ALS patients with mobility. Passage into law would set the foundation to nullify in practice a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule that currently…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (May 26, 2017) – On Monday, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed a bill that would have established a structure for a federally compliant hemp research program in the state. Sen. Sonny Borrelli (R-Lake Havasu City) introduced Senate Bill1337 (SB1337) on Jan. 31. Under the proposed law, industrial hemp would have been treated as…
CONCORD, N.H. (May 25, 2017) – The New Hampshire Senate killed a bill that would have banned “material support or resources” to warrantless federal spying. Rep. Neal Kurk and Rep. Carol McGuire sponsored House Bill 171 (HB171), along with two cosponsors. The legislation would prohibit the state or its political subdivisions from assisting a federal agency…
BATON ROUGE, La. (May 25, 2017) – Yesterday, the Louisiana House unanimously 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…
DOVER, Del. (May 24, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Delaware House would allow certain students to opt out of Common Core Standards and testing, a small step toward nullifying nationalized education in the state. Introduced by Rep. John Kowalko (D-Newark) in January with 12 bipartisan co-sponsors, House Bill 60 (HB60) would give parents…
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 23, 2017) – Today, the North Carolina House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would exempt the sale and purchase of gold and silver from state sales taxes, encouraging their everyday use and taking the first step toward breaking the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. Rep. Dana Bumgardner (R-Gastonia) and Rep. Jeff Collins…
CARSON CITY, Nev. (May 23, 2017) – Today, the Nevada Assembly gave final approval to a bill that would legalize commercial industrial hemp production in the state, despite a federal ban on the same. Passage into law would set the foundation to end federal prohibition in practice and effect within the state. A bipartisan coalition of 12…
Yesterday, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill into law that eliminate states capital gains taxes on gold and silver specie, encouraging its use as currency. Once in effect, the new law will help undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money.
BOSTON, Mass. (May 23, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate would limit the warrantless use of surveillance drones. The legislation would not only establish important privacy protections at the state level, it would also help thwart the federal surveillance state.Sen. Michael Moore (D-Shrewsbury), along with a bipartisan pair of cosponsors, introduced Senate…
CARSON CITY, Nev. (May 22, 2017) – On Friday, a Nevada Assembly committee passed a bill that would legalize commercial industrial hemp production in the state, despite a federal ban on the same. Passage into law would set the foundation to end federal prohibition in practice. A bipartisan coalition of 12 legislators introduced Senate Bill 396…