by Editor | Mar 17, 2014 | Accountability, Property Rights, Trails
by David Roland, forFreedom Foundation Posted 3/17/2014 On March 10, 2014, eight of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices responded to the U.S. government’s efforts to bully property owners by punching the bully square in the nose. In 1976 the U.S. government...
by Editor | Mar 12, 2014 | Accountability, Property Rights, War on the West
Arizona Capitol Times Feb. 17, 2014 The acronym “PILT” is more than just an odd abbreviation. PILT stands for Payment In Lieu of Taxes, a program created by Congress in 1976. Simply put, PILT provides federal funding to counties that host large tracts of non-taxable...
by Editor | Mar 10, 2014 | Govt Agencies, Property Rights, WA State News, War on the West, Wildlands Project
Kerri SandaineLewiston Tribune Posted 3/9/2014 ASOTIN, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife has gobbled up more than 10 percent of the 410,240 acres in Asotin County and that’s ruffled some feathers. A group of Asotin County residents say...
by Editor | Jan 31, 2014 | Govt Agencies, Life and Liberty, Property Rights, WA State News, War on the West, Wild Olympics, Wildlands Project
Editorial series by Pearl Rains-Hewettwww.behindmyback.org Posted 1/31/2014 Part 1: There is a time to be silent and a time to speak A time to keep and a time to throw away There is a time for every activity Now is the time for many of us to speak of a War On Wild...
by Editor | Jan 31, 2014 | Citizen Action, Property Rights
By Kenric Ward | Watchdog.org Virginia Bureau RICHMOND, Va. — Fauquier County farmer Martha Boneta is hailing a bill that would give property owners a legal club to pummel overreaching government officials. Boneta knows the stakes. In a widely reported showdown that...
by Editor | Jan 26, 2014 | Accountability, Agenda 21, Growth Management Act (GMA), Property Rights, WA State News, War on the West, Wildlands Project
by Glen MorganFreedom Foundation Posted 1/25/2014 Last Thursday, thanks largely to Senator Pam Roach (R-Auburn), the Washington State Senate provided an opportunity to discuss the Growth Management Act (GMA) in a public work session. Last year,I wrote about a less...
