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- Court Decision Opens the Door for Reimplementing Rhode Island Truck Toll
Rhode Island’s controversial truck tolling program, RhodeWorks, may see a resurgence following a recent ruling by the First Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision partially overturns a 2022 lower court ruling that blocked the toll system, giving the green light to tolls targeting Class 8 vehicles, while striking down specific provisions that capped payments. The ruling is a setback for the American Trucking Associations (ATA), which has been at the forefront of legal opposition to RhodeWorks. However, the decision also acknowledges flaws in some elements of the tolling structure, providing a partial victory for ATA and other plaintiffs. Under scrutiny was whether tolling only Class 8 vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, violated the dormant Commerce Clause, a legal principle ensuring state regulations do not unfairly burden interstate commerce. The Appeals Court found no violation, ruling that focusing on Class 8 vehicles was reasonable given their disproportionate use and impact… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - Why Voters Rejected Election Reform
This was supposed to be the year that political reform took off. A nearly $100 million campaign gave voters in seven states the opportunity to scrap party primaries, enact ranked-choice balloting, or both. Advocates of overhauling elections had billed the proposals as a fix for two of the most hated problems in politics: gridlock and polarization. And they promised nothing short of a transformation across state capitols and Congress—more compromise, less partisanship, and better governance.Voters said “No, thanks.” Election-reform measures failed nearly everywhere they were on the ballot in November—in blue states such as Colorado and Oregon, in the battlegrounds of Nevada and Arizona, and in the Republican strongholds of Montana, Idaho, and South Dakota. Alaska was the only state where reformers prevailed: By a margin of just 737 votes, the state rejected an effort to repeal a recently adopted system that combined nonpartisan primaries with ranked-choice voting.[Read: How 2024… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - Hunter Biden Was Unfairly ProsecutedCritics have argued that President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter was political nepotism—bad for the country, selfish, the height of privilege. But the actual story is the very opposite of nepotism: Hunter Biden was treated worse than an ordinary citizen because of his family connections. It’s good for the country when the president acts against injustice; President Biden rightly condemned the injustice of his son’s prosecution. His pardon was necessary to prevent Donald Trump’s Justice Department from targeting Hunter for years to come. I worked as a federal criminal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York for 12 years, during which time I supervised and prosecuted many gun and tax cases. President Biden argues that the gun and tax charges Hunter was convicted of should never have been brought. I agree. When I served as deputy chief for the Southern District of New… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago
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Rhode Island’s controversial truck tolling program, RhodeWorks, may see a resurgence following a recent ruling by the First Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision partially overturns a 2022 lower court ruling that blocked the toll system, giving the green light to tolls targeting Class 8 vehicles, while striking down specific provisions that capped payments. The ruling is a setback for the American Trucking Associations (ATA), which has been at the forefront of legal opposition to RhodeWorks. However, the decision also acknowledges flaws in some elements of the tolling structure, providing a partial victory for ATA and other plaintiffs. Under scrutiny was whether tolling only Class 8 vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, violated the dormant Commerce Clause, a legal principle ensuring state regulations do not unfairly burden interstate commerce. The Appeals Court found no violation, ruling that focusing on Class 8 vehicles was reasonable given their disproportionate use and impact… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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This was supposed to be the year that political reform took off. A nearly $100 million campaign gave voters in seven states the opportunity to scrap party primaries, enact ranked-choice balloting, or both. Advocates of overhauling elections had billed the proposals as a fix for two of the most hated problems in politics: gridlock and polarization. And they promised nothing short of a transformation across state capitols and Congress—more compromise, less partisanship, and better governance.Voters said “No, thanks.” Election-reform measures failed nearly everywhere they were on the ballot in November—in blue states such as Colorado and Oregon, in the battlegrounds of Nevada and Arizona, and in the Republican strongholds of Montana, Idaho, and South Dakota. Alaska was the only state where reformers prevailed: By a margin of just 737 votes, the state rejected an effort to repeal a recently adopted system that combined nonpartisan primaries with ranked-choice voting.[Read: How 2024… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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Critics have argued that President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter was political nepotism—bad for the country, selfish, the height of privilege. But the actual story is the very opposite of nepotism: Hunter Biden was treated worse than an ordinary citizen because of his family connections. It’s good for the country when the president acts against injustice; President Biden rightly condemned the injustice of his son’s prosecution. His pardon was necessary to prevent Donald Trump’s Justice Department from targeting Hunter for years to come. I worked as a federal criminal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York for 12 years, during which time I supervised and prosecuted many gun and tax cases. President Biden argues that the gun and tax charges Hunter was convicted of should never have been brought. I agree. When I served as deputy chief for the Southern District of New… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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