Opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Washington, D.C. can be a costly affair. For many entrepreneurs working hard to get their business off the ground, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars simply isn’t in the cards. That’s where food trucks come in. Kirk Francis, owner of the Captain Cookie & the…
This week in government overreach… add scooters to the long list of things that are now being needlessly regulated. In San Francisco, innovative companies like Bird Rides, LimeBike and Spin have deployed electric scooters with location trackers on city sidewalks as a fun and easy way for young people to…
Ahem… [clinks glass with fork] Everyone! Everyone, please… I’d like to make a toast. As you all know, we’re gathered here today to bid adieu to our friend, Old Tax Code, and wish him well in his upcoming retirement. Old Tax Code—it’s been a heck of a ride. You’ve been in…
Earlier this year, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo giving federal prosecutors greater authority to enforce marijuana laws. The memo was intended to allow federal prosecutors in states where marijuana is legal to determine how aggressively to enforce the current federal law that prohibits it. Under federal law, marijuana is classified as an illegal substance under…
Criminal justice reform in Virginia is an ongoing process. Sometimes that process brings good news, other times not so good. Recently, it brought good and bad over the course of six short days. Wednesday, April 4: Gov. Ralph Northam signs Senate Bill 105, increasing the monetary threshold for grand larceny….
One of the best things about furthering your education after high school is the promise of finding people, and an institution, who allow you to express yourself freely. Unfortunately, too many students are finding out that that’s not always the case. In most instances, infringement on free expression persists because…
Are you ready to pay more for beer and soda? How about chocolate? Or takeout? Tariffs are coming, and they’re coming for almost everything you love. Last month, the Trump administration imposed new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Tariff supporters like to claim their favorite regulation will protect American…
This week, Governor Roy Cooper (R) announced a new round of taxpayer funded incentives for select businesses in several North Carolina counties. The deals include up to $3,688,200 to Albaad USA, an Israeli manufacturer, up to $8,172,750 to LabCorp, a drug development group, and $300,000 to Neopac, a packaging company….
Do you hate being micromanaged? Do you hate it even more when you’re told not to do something that you obviously would never have considered doing? Well, this is the federal government at its worst – creating pointless, ridiculous rules. There are so many federal rules and regulations that they…
Over the weekend, the Washington Post ran an op-ed authored by former Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, along with four other former chairs of the White House Council of Economics. In it, they argue that the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will be to blame for our nation’s growing debt…
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