Property Rights
January 12, 2012
Session Watch - Shooting Ranges (HB 1508)
Should new neighbors have the power to shut down a long-established shooting range? Some legislators say “No way,” and they’ve introduced House Bill 1508 to protect shooters and their ranges from...Read more here
January 10, 2012
Session Watch - Intro to Legislative Session
With the budget deficit looming, what will the state of WA do? We analyze what your legislator is doing and tell you how you can get informed and stay involved.
October 17, 2011
The Informed Voter Guide Ad
It can be tricky to make the right decision when it comes to voting on an initiative. More often than not you don’t have enough information to make a confident choice either way. But now you...Read more here
August 11, 2011
Free Speech Case in Tumwater WA
Lawsuit challenges Tumwater’s ban on political signs in rights-of-way
August 01, 2011
Pocket Gopher regulation harms people like Donna Baker
Thurston County’s desire to protect prairie habitat to protect the Mazama Pocket Gopher has caused real life-changing harm to people like Donna Baker. Here is a preview of her story.
May 09, 2011
Donna Baker, harmed by Thurston County’s extreme ordinance
Thurston County’s prairie ordinance is extreme, unnecessary and harmful to the most vulnerable in our community—people just like Donna Baker.
April 05, 2011
A “Neat"ure Walk on Private Property - Episode 65
In this week’s episode we talk about personal property rights and how the government is siding with a pocket gopher rather than the citizens who elected them.
April 05, 2011
Two Ways to Revamp U.S. Housing Policy
Allthough EDWARD L. GLAESER and JOSEPH GYOURKO wrote this article in 2008, the concepts are still valid today—and they give an economist’s insight to NIMBY regulations and carbon...Read more here
March 22, 2011
Thurston County Planning Meeting TSA Screening
Thurston county officials have decided to subject the public to security screening before entering ... wait for it ... the planning commission meetings. Yeah, no kidding, the PLANNING...Read more here
March 16, 2011
Olympia Weekly – Week of March 14th
Our weekly look at what’s happening at the State Capitol during this legislative session. This week our panelists talk Thurston County pocket gophers, case load forecasts and defining service...Read more here
November 01, 2010
Property Rights – Cassan Family vs. City of Sea Tac
The story of the Cassan family being forced out of business by the city of Sea Tac in eminent domain case that could have national implications.
January 15, 2010
Unstoppable Solar Cycles: The Real Story of Greenland
It Came From the Interwebs - A highlight of the best free market videos around the web. This week we cover Idea Channel’s “Unstoppable Solar Cycles: The Real Story of Greenland” which explores...Read more here
