Day: February 6, 2025

Waste and abuse on display

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Government waste and abuse are more extensive than many realize. From small grants adding up to billions to inspector generals failing their duties, oversight is lacking. If we can’t trust officials with minor spending, how can we trust them with major decisions? Plus, how states push back against federal overreach. Accountability matters.

Supreme Court Could Put An End To Public School Monopolies 

The Supreme Court has a case before it that could strike another blow at ‘state establishment’ — not of monopoly in religion, but in America’s primary and secondary education.

Gun Rights Groups Challenge New Jersey Hollow Point Ban

Federal Government to Restrict DOGE Access to Treasury Department Systems: Filing

Government lawyers agreed to a pause after union members sued over the access.

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Andy Ogles Introduce Legislation To Repeal DC Home Rule

BOWSER Act

More Than 40,000 Federal Workers Have Accepted Buyout Offer

On Feb. 6, a federal judge pushed back the deadline to accept the offer to Monday.

Nashville Democrat Jeff Yarbro Wants Elon Musk in ‘Jail’ if DOGE ‘Hurts Tennesseans’ by Blocking Federal Grants

Tennessee State Senator Jeff Yarbro (D-Nashville) on Thursday filed legislation that he said could lead to the jailing of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk, if the government reformer’s work "hurts Tennesseans" by denying them grant funding through DOGE’s efforts to cut wasteful spending.
Senate Bill (SB) 1128 by Jeff Yarbro, submitted Thursday as the "Shielding Tennesseans from Oligarchic Power and Eliminating Lawless Obstruction of Necessities" (STOP ELON) Act, would create a new felony offense that would be applied to anyone who, according to a description of the bill, interferes "with an individual’s or entity’s receipt of a loan, grant, or financial assistance," to which the government previously said they were entitled.