BUNKERSVILLE, NV – Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy threatened a “range war” against Bureau of Land Management officials after federal agents arrested his son and impounded his cattle grazing on federal land after the government claimed that Bundy’s cows were “trespassing.” Bundy’s dispute with federal land management authorities goes back over two decades. Follow TLR…
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli spent decades advocating for a tax financed campaign finance law, even going so far as suggesting that the legislature use the State Comptroller race as a test case for the system. But now that the legislature enacted a “public financing” system with the Comptroller’s race as a test…
Would raising the minimum wage help lift women out of poverty? By Breanna Deutsch That is what the White House aimed to prove with a study released on Wednesday, which argues hiking the federal standard of $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour would bolster the economy and narrow the gender pay gap. Follow TLR on Google+…
By Michael Bastasch It looks like the National Science Foundation has been handing out grants for some unorthodox research projects, according to House Republicans. This includes $700,000 in funding for a climate change musical. House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith questioned White House science czar John Holdren in a Thursday hearing over whether or not…
By Greg Campbell A Cañon City councilman, who along with his friend was accused of beating up an elderly couple outside a wine-tasting event last year, was sentenced to two years of probation for harassment Tuesday. Michael “Colby” Katchmar, 55, will also perform 300 hours of community service and write a court-approved letter of apology…
Ambulance Incident In D.C. Highlights Need For Oversight WASHINGTON, D.C. – A D.C. woman ended up leaving an ambulance after the paramedics who were transporting her got into a verbal altercation. Rose Preston was experiencing the symptoms of a stroke when she called 911 for help. The paramedics who arrived began to engage in what…
Socialism: Equal Sharing Of The Miseries A user from the popular image sharing site imgur has uploaded a series of photos showing food lines in Venezuela. The lines are undoubtedly the result of new price controls that President Nicolas Maduro has instituted as an effort to tame inflation. Follow TLR on Google+ The “Fair Price…
Mysterious Circumstances In Death Of Louisiana Man IBERIA PARISH, LA – Louisiana state police are claiming that Victor White allegedly shot and killed himself while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car. Follow TLR on Google+ White was allegedly involved in an altercation after they had claimed to find illegal drugs on him earlier….
How About Some Death With Your Plowed Roads? ARLINGTON, VA – There are plenty of good reasons not to drive your car in wintry conditions, but this snow plow driver illustrates one of the best on why you should stay home when things get icy out there. An Arlington, Virginia snow plow driver was captured…
“I thought it was a shotgun,” officer is heard saying. by Joe Trotter Follow TLR on Google+ Police released the dashcam video today of the North Carolina shooting of a 70-year-old man by a police officer who thought the man was reaching for a shotgun. Video contradicts what police claimed happened during a press conference…