Here's a small bit of very encouraging news that comes from, of all places, the U.S. House of Representatives. Yesterday, the House actually approved a bi-partisan amendment to an appropriations bill that restricts Attorney General Jeff Sessions' plans to expand the loathsome practice known as asset forfeiture. What's more, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D–Hawaii, was one of the amendment … [Read more...] about Rep. Tulsi Gabbard co-sponsors House bill that restricts asset forfeiture
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The Maui Police Dept. bought crime-fighting ice machines with asset forfeiture funds
Normally, hearing that the Maui Police Department recently purchased ice machines for its stations in Hana and Lanai wouldn’t inspire me to write a story. But when I heard that the department used asset forfeiture funds to buy the machines, I got to work. Civil asset forfeiture is one of those grotesque things governments do that riles both left and libertarians–the left … [Read more...] about The Maui Police Dept. bought crime-fighting ice machines with asset forfeiture funds
Libertarian author Steven Greenhut will talk public employee pensions at Maui County Club
And now for something fun: Steven Greenhut, a very intelligent and conscientious writer–and one of my former editors from my time in California–will be on Maui this weekend to do a talk for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii about public employee unions and pensions. “County public employees in the state of Hawaii make among the highest wages in the nation, even after … [Read more...] about Libertarian author Steven Greenhut will talk public employee pensions at Maui County Club