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North Dakota House Passes Bill to Expand Raw Milk Sales in the State

The legislation would legalize the sale of raw milk by North Dakota dairy farms directly to consumers for personal consumption. Such sales would be required to take place at the location of the dairy farm and be restricted to individual consumers – sales to wholesalers and retail stores would remain prohibited.

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Florida Senate Committee Passes Bill to Prohibit Using Credit Card Information to Track Firearms Purchases

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2023) –  On Tuesday, a Florida Senate committee passed a bill that would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code to track the purchases of firearms and ammunition. Sen. Daniel Burgess (R) filed Senate Bill 214 (S214) on Jan. 17. The legislation would prohibit […]

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To the Governor: Wyoming Passes Bill to Expand Food Freedom, Undermine Federal Regulatory Scheme

Expanding the market for eggs and dairy could provide some relief for Wyoming residents struggling to deal with price inflation. The price of both eggs and milk has increased precipitously over the last year. Opening up the market to more producers and sellers could help the people of Wyoming to get some relief from the money-printing frenzy of recent years.

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Kentucky House Passes Bill to Ban Enforcement of Some Federal Gun Control, Including Pistol Brace Rule

the Kentucky House passed a bill that would ban state and local enforcement of any federal gun control enacted or implemented after Jan., 2021, which includes the new ATF rule on pistol braces. Passage into law would take a step toward ending some federal acts that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms within the state.

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Georgia Senate Votes to Save Second Amendment Preservation Act from Almost Certain Defeat

The legislation would ban any public officer or employee of the state and its political subdivisions from enforcing any past, present, or future federal “acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations” that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.

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New Hampshire House Passes Bill to Legalize Marijuana, Ban Enforcement of Federal Cannabis Prohibition

Under the proposed law, adults 21 and over could possess, consume or purchase up to 4 ounces of marijuana.

Significantly, the proposed law would specifically ban state and local cooperation with the enforcement of federal marijuana laws that do not conform with the state law.

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New York Bill Would Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity in the State

The bill specifically abolishes “qualified immunity” as a defense.

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Bill Filed in Kentucky Senate Would Set Foundation to End Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

Titled the Defend the Guard Act, under the proposed law, the Kentucky governor could not release the state’s National Guard units into “active duty combat” unless the federal government has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard and Congress has “passed an official declaration of war or taken official action pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15 of the United States Constitution to explicitly call forth the Kentucky National Guard and any member of the Guard for enumerated purposes to expressly execute the laws of the Commonwealth, repel invasion, or suppress insurrections.”

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Arizona House Passes Bill to Expand Ban on State Enforcement of Federal Gun Control

HB2394 would add language to include “any tax, levy, fee or stamp imposed on firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition not common to all other goods and services and that might reasonably be expected to create a chilling effect on the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding citizens” to that prohibition.

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Alaska Committee Passes Bill That Would Set the Stage to Treat Gold and Silver as Money

an Alaska House committee passed a bill that would exempt gold and silver bullion from local sales tax and make both legal tender in the state. Passage into law would not only relieve some of the tax burdens on investors, but it would also eliminate barriers to using gold and silver in everyday transactions, a foundational step for people to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money.

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