By Mike Maharrey Yesterday, the California Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration…
By Mike Maharrey Last week, a Massachusetts joint committee passed an agriculture bill that would expand raw milk sales in the state. Passage of the…
By Mike Maharrey Dedicated activists in Los Angeles forced the end to federal militarization of law enforcement on a hyper-local level, demonstrating the power of…
By Mike Maharrey Last week, the Ohio House passed a bill that would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without…
By Mike Maharrey A Massachusetts House committee has passed a bill that would put limitations on the storage and sharing of information collected by law enforcement…
By Mike Maharrey On Monday, the California Assembly passed a bill that would restrict warrantless drone surveillance by state and local law enforcement. If ultimately…
By Mike Maharrey Despite growing awareness and even public outrage in the wake of unrest in Ferguson, the federal government continues to equip state and…
By Mike Maharrey A bill working its way through the New York legislature would allow customers to opt out of installing “smart meter” technology on…
By Mike Maharrey The federal government’s Asset Forfeiture Equitable Sharing Program is back in business, proving once again that depending on the federal government to…
By Mike Maharrey A bill under consideration in the New Jersey legislature would legalize limited raw milk sales in the state, taking an important step…
By Mike Maharrey A Vermont bill that would legalize small amounts of marijuana for recreational use and create a framework for retail sales passed out…
By Mike Maharrey Bills introduced in the Tennessee legislature would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction….
By Mike Maharrey The American Founding generation fought a long, bloody war to free themselves from a tyrannical government, only to see the people eventually embrace…
By Mike Maharrey A bill introduced in the New Hampshire House for the 2016 session would prohibit a federal-local surveillance collaboration that the NSA’s former chief…