Category: Federal
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Nullification: How states are making it a felony to enforce federal gun laws
By Lois Beckett
ProPublica
In mid-April, Kansas passed a law asserting that federal gun regulations do not apply to guns made and owned in Kansas. Under the law, Kansans could manufacture and sell semi-automatic weapons in-state without a federal license or any federal oversight. Kansas’ “Second Amendment Protection Act” backs up its states’ rights claims with a penalty aimed at federal agents: when dealing with “Made in Kansas” guns, any attempt to enforce federal law is now a felony. -
Drilling Deeper: The Wealth of Connections for Obama’s Energy Pick
By Justin Elliott
ProPublica
President Obama’s energy secretary nominee Ernest Moniz is a nuclear scientist who spent the last decade serving on a range of boards and advisory councils for energy industry heavyweights, including some that do business with the Department of Energy. -
Audit finds suspicious Medicare billing by thousands of doctors; high charges most common in Florida
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org -
Top 10 donors make up a third of donations to super PACs
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
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