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Bloomington won’t appeal court order striking unconstitutional vehicle-for-hire law

09/06/2013
Last week, Judge Rebecca Foley of the McLean County Circuit Court issued an order striking down a Bloomington ordinance that prevented new competitors – including the Liberty Justice Center’s client, Julie Crowe – from offering vehicle-for-hire services in the city. Today, the Bloomington Pantagraph reports that the city will not appeal the judge’s decision and will not stand in Julie Crowe’s...

Are We There Yet?

08/04/2011
by Aon Hussain Earlier this year, the Texas Transportation Institute measured traffic congestion across America. Their results found that Chicago has the most debilitating amount of traffic congestion in the entire country. The problem isn’t just local. In total, congestion cost the entire country almost $115 billion, forced travelers to sit behind the wheel 4.8 billion hours...

Affordable Housing vs. Affordable Mortgages

06/13/2011
by Sameer Warraich Anthony Randazzo of the Reason Foundation recently published an article discussing the effect of government intervention in the mortgage market. As with many government interventions to expand home ownership, there are unintended consequences. While some groups are criticizing a move to make “qualified residential mortgage” guidelines more strict, Randazzo highlights the often overlooked difference between affordable...