California Assembly Committee Passes Bill to Restrict Geofence Location Tracking

The legislation would prohibit any government entity from seeking, or any court from enforcing, assisting, or supporting, a reverse keyword or reverse location demand issued by a government entity or court in California or any other state. The bill would also prohibit a person or California entity from complying with a reverse keyword or reverse location demand. Any information gathered in violation of the law would be inadmissible in court.

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

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 14, 2023) –  On Monday, a Florida House committee passed a bill that would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code that would enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases. The House Commerce Committee and the House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee along […]

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Signed as Law: Arkansas Limits Tracking Using Central Bank Digital Currencies

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 14, 2023) – On Tuesday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill into law that prohibits tracking an Individual through the use of digital currency without a warrant in most cases. Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R) and Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R) introduced House Bill 1720 (HB1720) on March 27. The law […]

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Signed by the Governor: Arkansas Law Makes Gold and Silver Legal Tender in the State

The law makes “gold and silver specie” legal tender in the state, meaning it is recognized as a medium of exchange. Practically speaking, this will allow Arkansans to use gold or silver coins as money rather than just as mere investment vehicles.

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Tax Battle! Henry vs Hamilton on the Requisition System

In a huge change from the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution eliminated “requisitions,” what many saw as a primary reason for the new system of taxation. Rejecting Alexander Hamilton and other Federalists in this debate were Patrick Henry and the anti-federalists.

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Missouri House Committee Passes Bill to Treat Gold and Silver as Legal Tender

The legislation would take steps to treat gold and silver as money in Missouri and encourage its use as such, including making it legal tender, and eliminating the state capital gains tax on gold and silver. It would also prohibit any public entity of the state from requiring payment in the form of any digital currency, including a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

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To the Governor: Arizona Passes Bill to Expand Ban on State Enforcement of Federal Gun Control

the Arizona Senate gave final approval to a bill to expand a current law banning state and local enforcement of federal gun control to specifically include certain federal taxes on firearms.

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