The arrival of a new presidential administration invokes new beginnings and a break from the past. Still, realities from previous administrations remain, such as a fiscal challenge that demands immediate attention. It may weigh on the newcomers even more than they realize today. We can only hope they take it more seriously than their predecessors have done. The longstanding notion that debt accumulation is benign, based largely on interest rates that for a time fell below growth rates, […]

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In 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022, voters approved a raft of drug policy reforms. They included legalization of recreational marijuana in 11 states, authorization of medical use in eight, decriminalization of low-level drug possession in Oregon, approval of “psilocybin service centers” in the same state, and decriminalization of five naturally occurring psychedelics in Colorado. The 2024 election results were a 
different story. Legalization of recreational marijuana lost in Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved medical marijuana, but a pending legal challenge may prevent implementation of […]

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Here’s Mr. Hommrich’s argument, as quoted in the Pennsylvania Record (Nicholas Malfitano) early last year: “Plaintiff Hommrich is a pioneer in the development and production of solar energy within the Commonwealth, and his company has worked to further develop the use of solar energy as a sustainable and environmentally prudent alternative energy resource in Pennsylvania. Plaintiff’s company is a legally compliant, qualified customer-generator that participates in a net-metering program – a program through which utility companies purchase excess […]

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The factual allegations from an earlier iteration of the case: Tallman … lives in the city of Boardman, Oregon, in Morrow County. He owns and operates a coffee shop in Boardman called, “The Farmer’s Cup.” … Miller … grew up in Boardman. In approximately April 2019, she began working at The Farmer’s Cup, as a server. She was 16 years old. Tallman hired Miller and was her supervisor. Shortly after she began working for Tallman, Miller [alleged that she] […]

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