Colorado Voters May Decide on Right to Hunt and Fish
Colorado voters could decide whether to add a protected right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife to the state constitution. ...
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Defend the Guard: Restoring the Constitution’s War Powers
Defend the Guard legislation seeks to prohibit a state’s National Guard from being deployed overseas unless Congress has officially declared war or otherwise acted. ...
Oregon PEACE Act Would Criminalize Hunting, Fishing, and Farming
While promoted as an animal-protection measure, the PEACE Act would be a sweeping assault on rural life, food production, and property rights. ...
Trump, Massie, and Defining Conservatism
How do Trump and Massie stand up to the conservative, constitutional standard of limited, restrained, moral, and lawful government? ...
Trump Accounts and Baby Bonds Are No Substitute for Equal Treatment Under Law
Government should not redistribute taxpayer money into state-managed accounts for select children, no matter the intentions. ...
Make Washington, D.C., Square Again
If Congress is serious about restoring respect for the Constitution, it should begin by making Washington, D.C., square again. ...
States Push Back Against Geoengineering and Cloud Seeding
Lawmakers need to say no to geoengineering. The atmosphere is not the government’s laboratory, and the people are not test subjects. ...
Enforce the Sixth Amendment: Speedy Trials, Not Excuses for Delay
Elected officials should punish real crime, enforce immigration law, and equip judges and DAs to administer justice promptly and fairly. ...
Rhode Island Moves Toward Gun Confiscation
Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a bill that would criminalize possession so-called assault weapons, turning gun owners into felons. ...
Colorado Moves Against Fur Sales, Reviving the War on Hunting and Trapping
Less than two years after Colorado voters rejected Proposition 127, the war on hunting in the Centennial State has returned. ...
Raw Milk and Food Freedom: Let Farmers Feed Their Neighbors
States must restore freedom to buy and sell wholesome food — including raw milk — without bureaucrats standing between farmers and consumers. ...
Inherent Right to Life for … Wild Rice?
Minnesota is working to recognize an “inherent right” for wild rice to “exist and thrive,” yet the state upholds expansive abortion rights. ...
Public Media and the Constitution: Government Broadcasting Beyond Its Proper Role
A truly free press does not depend on government funding. It depends on independence from government power. ...
Taxpayer-funded Childcare: Nanny State Disaster
State lawmakers are racing to “solve” childcare costs with subsidies, grants, and new entitlement-style programs. ...
Child Labor Laws or Parental Rights? States Push Back Against Federalized Youth-work Mandates
For more than a century, “child labor” has been used as a political slogan to justify expanding government control over families, workplaces, and the free market. ...
Corporate Welfare: When Government Picks Winners and Losers
Corporate welfare corrupts markets, distorts competition, and violates the first principles of equal justice and limited government. ...
Restoring a Constitutional, Republican Form of Government: States Push Back Against Direct Democracy and Bureaucratic Rule
States are raising the bar for constitutional change, reining in administrative overreach, and restoring accountability to elected lawmakers. ...
Government-subsidized Internet: Corporate Welfare Masquerading as “Equity”
State legislatures are rushing to pour billions of taxpayer dollars into government-subsidized internet and broadband programs, often under the banners of “equity,” “access,” or “affordability.” From Massachusetts to Wyoming,...
FAFSA Mandates: Federal Overreach Masquerading as Help for Students
State FAFSA laws are not about helping students; they condition citizens to surrender privacy and liberty for bureaucratic approval. ...
Consumer Protection Laws: Unconstitutional Controls That Hurt the Very People They Claim to Help
From rent caps to “price-gouging” laws, a new wave of so-called consumer-protection laws is sweeping state capitols. These measures are marketed as compassion in a crisis — or “fairness”...