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Housing Supply Booms in Argentina Since Javier Milei Cut Rent Control Law

One of the first acts of liberal President Javier Milley after winning Argentina’s presidential election last November was to repeal the country’s notoriously clumsy and counterproductive rent control. The results are in: rents are plummeting in Argentina as housing supply explodes. Rent control is a policy favored by leftists in the United States and Europe, […]

Man Faces Prison Time After Pleading Guilty To Threatening Law Enforcement Officials

According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release, Michael Lee Tomasi, 37, of Rio Verde, Arizona, pleaded guilty on August 13, 2024, to making threats against various public officials, including federal agents. The threats, which took place between May 2021 and November 2023, targeted a wide range of individuals, including city district attorneys, state […]

Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to vote supported by 24 state AGs

Nearly half of the nation’s state attorneys general have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of an emergency stay that would allow Arizona to require U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections. The Arizona Republican Party announced Thursday that it had filed an emergency petition “in support of HB 2492, a […]

New Orleans DA releases convicts onto streets before new state law takes effect

New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams has reportedly released 23 inmates suspected of violent offenses before a new statewide law goes into effect that bars post-conviction relief without greater oversight. Proposition 10, which took effect in Louisiana on Aug. 1, increases state-level oversight of post-conviction relief. The bill was introduced during a special criminal session […]