Amid a national debate about preventing the mentally ill from owning firearms, one state has a potentially potent weapon — in California, officials are allowed to confiscate guns from convicted felons and those with a history of mental illness. Just one problem. Staff shortages and funding cuts in recent years have left a backlog of… Read more »
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‘The Moral Paper Route’ Wins AEI’s $40,000 Video Contest
Jared Fuller, creator of “The Moral Paper Route” video, won the American Enterprise Institute’s video contest that challenged entrants to make the moral case for free enterprise in under two minutes. Fuller received $ 40,000 for his first-place video that argues the “great dialectic” of our time is between “economic enterprise and the state.” In… Read more »
Virginia School District Charges Watchdogs $40,000 for Freedom of Information Request
There’s no “free” when it comes to “freedom of information” requests in Virginia’s Prince William County school district. Quite the opposite, in fact. On behalf of EAGnews.org, Americans for Prosperity-Virginia recently filed a freedom of information request with the district, seeking checking account records, employee cellular telephone bills and credit card statements from all departments. The request is… Read more »