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Environment/EnergyFeatured
The Lizard of Oz: Texas Beats Environmentalists
by Marita Noon October 7, 2014“When the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (DSL) was being considered for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA),” Chris Bryan, agency spokesman for the Texas Comptroller, told me, “significant parts of the Texas economy were placed at risk.”
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FeaturedLegal Affairs
All States, and the Feds, Should Emulate Minnesota’s Civil Forfeiture Reform
by Steve Stanek October 7, 2014Imagine police seize your money, your car, even your house. Imagine this happens without you being convicted of a crime or even charged with one. Imagine being told you must sue the government to get back your property and prove you did nothing wrong, and the government can do nothing – nothing – and still keep the property.
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Legal AffairsLiberty
All States, and the Feds, Should Emulate Minnesota’s Civil Forfeiture Reform
by Steve Stanek June 30, 2014Imagine police seize your money, your car, even your house. Imagine this happens without you being convicted of a crime or even charged with one. Imagine being told you must sue the government to get back your property and prove you did nothing wrong, and the government can do nothing – nothing – and still keep the property.
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Senators McCain and Blumenthal are co-sponsoring a misnamed piece of legislation, the Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, which aims to curb expensive cable bundles.