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In an unprecedented show of bipartisan support for property rights, the South Dakota Senate has unanimously approved a bill (HB 1080) that
Ensures that government agencies cannot condemn land for economic development. … Under HB1080, counties, municipalities and housing and redevelopment commissions cannot transfer property to private or nongovernmental entity primarily for “enhancement” of tax revenue. […]

As the Canadian socialized medicine system breaks down, patients are turning to the free market for medical relief. See this link. Or read below the fold.

In a study promulgated by an advocate of muni-wifi, the author interviews representatives of 13 cities that have experimented with muni-wifi. He reaches a genuinely surprised conclusion:

This Wednesday at 3:00 pm, Oklahoma FreedomWorks Field Coordinator Tim Gillespie will be on AM 970 KCFO in Tulsa with host Valeska Littlefield.
If you are unable to pick up AM 970 on your radio, you can listen live online at http://www.kcfo.com/

As Indiana moves closer to modernizing its telecommunications laws, it’s important to realize that consumers will be the ultimate winners of reform. Consumers want competition. Special interests don’t.
A recent survey by Harris Interactive® conducted among U.S. adults explores consumer awareness and interest in and the potential impact of IPTV, an upcoming digital television service that […]

Our friend John Taylor has provided some great intel on the fight to kill the death tax in Virginia.
The Senate bill (SB 504) was voted on today in the House Finance Committee and it was conformed to the House bill (HB 40).
Now the Senate Finance Committee will vote on the House bill, tomorrow morning at […]

FREEDOMWORKS GEORGIA MEETING
The FreedomWorks Atlanta Chapter will meet on Tuesday February 28th at 7:30 pm at Max and Erma’s Restaurant (1155 Mount Vernon Highway Atlanta, GA 30338).
State Representative Donna Sheldon will be speaking about a proposed Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) for Georgia that would limit the rate of growth of government and […]

by Discovery Institute fellow Bret Swanson
Feb. 26, 2006
Ten years ago, Washington gave us the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The law’s complex and intrusive implementation by the Federal Communications Commission and the 51 state utility commissions resulted in the $3 trillion technology crash of 2000-02 and has now plunged the U.S. to 16th in the world […]

Did you know this?
For $495, an outfit called TheCapitol.Net will teach you how to feed at the trough. The firm, which does training seminars on how Washington works, is offering a one-day course on how to get an earmark. If you sign up, the folks at TheCapitol.Net will even teach you how to counter “public […]

Trenchant insight here. In part, extending the cuts for another few years (or, even better, making them permanent) will lead to stability and transparency in the market:
To plan for the future, businesses need certainty — they can’t plan if they are unsure whether this tax relief will be available down the road. When companies […]