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How much is Kristi Noem’s alleged adultery airplane costing you?
[ad_1] Rumors of an affair between Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Trump administration political adviser Corey Lewandowski have been flying for months. And…
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The real reason you pay for NFL stadiums
[ad_1] This week, guest host Eric Boehm is joined by J.C. Bradbury, an economist at Kennesaw State University and one of the leading critics…
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Why can’t New York get rid of 2-person subway crews?
[ad_1] Late last year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have required two-person operating crews on New York City subways,…
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Photos: What is the National Guard doing in D.C.?
[ad_1] Since August 11, President Donald Trump’s “Safe and Beautiful” plan has pulled more than 2,000 National Guard troops into Washington, D.C.—a visible show…
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Florida applies for federal reimbursement for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ costs despite court warning
[ad_1] The state of Florida has asked the federal government to reimburse it for the costs of its “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention camp, despite…
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$500 million to paint the border wall? 5 of Trump’s strangest, most expensive vanity projects
[ad_1] It’s been nearly two weeks since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital. But while the crime crackdown has…
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Partisan border wars
[ad_1] In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman scrutinize President Joe Biden’s executive order updating asylum…
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Congress does not come back with a warrant
[ad_1] In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman contextualize Iran’s retaliatory strike against Israel before…
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How Michigan lost $1 million of liquor
[ad_1] It’s been a rough couple of years for government-controlled liquor systems. In 2022, news broke of an inside job at the Virginia Alcoholic…
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Watchdog report: USPS still failing to secure facility that was robbed twice in 2023
[ad_1] According to a new inspector general report, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is having trouble keeping its assets safe. The USPS has…
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Georgia taxpayers lose $160,000 for every job created by film tax credits
[ad_1] For nearly two decades, Georgia has lured big-time Hollywood movie studios with the promise of lucrative tax breaks for filming in the state.…
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Cities are spending absurd sums on modular bathrooms
[ad_1] Philadelphia recently installed two Portland Loos: modular, stand-alone public restrooms first commissioned by Portland, Oregon. The single-stall metal structures are easy to keep…