Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a bill on March 24th that voided the adoption of Common Core standards that were to be implemented by July 1st. Freedomworks Director of Grassroots and former teacher Whitney Neal appeared on Fox & Friends to debate the future of Common Core in the state of Indiana. Neal disagreed with guest Mike…
Despite all the stories about courts failing to properly restrain government, occasionally a judge comes along who demonstrates proper judicial authority and sets a great example for how to put the brakes on government overreach. Missoula County in Montana is responsible for regulating and licensing hotels and similar services. Logically, as not all businesses are…
By Breanna Deutsch According to the law firm filing the case, the recent ban signed by then Mayor Michael Bloomberg violated the New York State Constitution’s and New York City Charter’s “One Subject Rule,” which restricts legislation topics to only one subject. Brett Josphe, one of the attorney’s arguing the suit, told The Daily Caller News…
The Arizona Supreme Court announced last week that it will not review a unanimous Court of Appeals’ decision that declared Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program passes constitutional muster. Today’s decision removes any lingering uncertainty about the program’s constitutionality. Arizona’s ESA Program is a publicly-funded education savings program that gives parents more control over their…
Everybody Behaves Better When They’re Being Watched. Who Knew? Reason TV has produced an interview with former Seattle Police officer Steve Ward who argues that all cops should wear cameras. Follow TLR on Google+ “Everyone behaves better when they’re on video,” says Ward. “I realized that dash cams only capture about five percent of what…
Have you ever said to yourself you’d like to have a chance to learn valuable skills while advancing libertarian ideals? The Libertarian Republic is hiring paid interns to work full-time for our online news magazine. Responsibilities will mainly be social media related, however the intern will also have the opportunity to research and write stories,…
“Who exactly can or will stop them?” Follow TLR on Google+ Rand Paul has called for the creation of a bipartisan committee to “watch the watchers” by investigating and reforming sweeping domestic surveillance operations. “I’m announcing today that when I return to Washington,” said Paul, “I will push for a select committee styled after the…
By 2020, Texas will be a majority Hispanic state. Likewise, many people are moving to Texas from other states like California, FreedomWorks’ Whitney Neal tells The Freedom Report. Yet while newcomers are often drawn to Texas by its business environment, they may not understand that “if you come to Texas and elect the same type…
Friendly rivals Austin Petersen and Adam Kokesh sit down to discuss a variety of topics during this first of many interviews that The Freedom Report conducted at CPAC 2014. Their conversation covers Kremlin-funded news network Russia Today, Kokesh’s controversial decision to load a shotgun in Washington D.C., and why libertarianism is said to attract white…
“Hearts on the Ground” RAPID CITY, SD–The plight of Native Americans in South Dakota has gone virtually unnoticed in today’s globalized media. There are still severe problems facing the Lakota tribes of South Dakota, and finally steps are being taken to address the state’s brutal treatment of the Lakota tribes most precious resource; its children….