National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys just filed the final brief in a Las Vegas police officer’s federal lawsuit defending her First Amendment right to abstain from union dues deductions. The case is now fully briefed and ready to be decided by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department … Continue reading At Ninth Circuit, Las Vegas Police Officer Defends First Amendment Right to Stop Funding Unwanted Union
Reps. Chip Roy (TX-21) and Scott Perry (PA-10) led their House Republican colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency to alleviate skyrocketing gas and grocery prices by waiving biofuel blending mandates under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “Yearly grocery prices increased an unprecedented 10 percent in March 2022 and RFS biofuel blending mandates – which are met primarily with corn … Continue reading Reps. Roy, Perry urges EPA to stop inflating gas and grocery prices with federal mandates
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced it is rolling back several National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reforms made under the Trump administration. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Yet another short-sighted decision from the Biden administration. At a time when we should be coalescing … Continue reading Biden Imposes More Red Tape, Federal Bureaucracy During Inflation
Americans for Prosperity released the results of a new survey of registered voters showing a strong majority of Americans believe the massive increase in government spending the past two years has been a “major cause” of higher prices. A majority also say President Biden and his policies deserve blame for rising prices, and they would … Continue reading Poll: Americans Largely Blame Inflation and Rising Prices on Government
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s plan to roll back conscience protections for America’s health care workers. “President Biden’s decision to double down for more command and control by rolling back conscience protections is about forcing extreme positions on the American people, … Continue reading Biden shreds First Amendment with new abortion scheme
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to examine the causes of the staggering increase in overdose deaths. The … Continue reading E&C Republicans Ask Sec. Becerra About the Staggering Increase in Overdose Deaths
House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Biden Administration waived student loan debts for 40,000 borrowers – at an estimated cost to taxpayers of $3 billion – while erasing three years off of student loan repayment obligations for another 3.6 million borrowers, adding billions more in cost to … Continue reading Biden Spending Billions on Costly Student Loan Waivers, Pushing Bailouts for the Wealthy
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) recently filed an amici curiae brief in support of the petitioners in the pending case Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Sackett case is directly related to how much authority the federal government has over states and private citizens to regulate “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean … Continue reading Thune to U.S. Supreme Court: Reject Federal Overreach on Water Regulations
The Institute for Justice (IJ) calls on Houston officials to repeal an Orwellian ordinance that requires various businesses to install surveillance cameras at their own cost and turn footage over to the police without a warrant. The City Council passed the ordinance today by a vote of 15-1, and it will go into effect in 90 … Continue reading Institute for Justice Calls on Houston to Back Off Plan to Force Businesses to Conduct 24/7 Surveillance
A Circuit Court in Richmond, VA last week ordered the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Virginia to conduct a proper search for emails and other records requested by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and attorney Christopher Horner three and a half years ago under the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The court ruled that … Continue reading Court Rules VA Attorney General Must Turn Over Emails Related to “Law Enforcement for Rent” Scheme
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