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Legislation passed in 2023 addressed the problem of election officials accepting ballots from nonexistent registrations (due to verification failure). A federal lawsuit settlement threatens to bring that problem back. The…
The North Carolina General Assembly addressed a “ghost voter” problem, which involves verification of same-day registrations before associated ballots are counted. A U.S. District Court upheld the verification process but enjoined…
Byron York of the Washington Examiner looks beyond the spin associated with reports about the U.S. Postal Service under President Trump. The news is filled with reports of President Trump’s…
Can you tell that the federal government has “shut down“? If not, Christopher Buskirk offers a Spectator column that helps explain why. [F]or all of the breathless commentary from Beltway…
Elizabeth Harrington of the Washington Free Beacon details a new audit targeting the U.S. Postal Service. The U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) rude employees could cost the government $288.5 million in…
My wife, who does all our charitable and political giving, recently sent some money to the Republican State Leadership Committee. She dutifully put a check in the postage-paid envelope the…
With your federal income tax bill clearly in your mind, realize that the Postal Service Inspector General has uncovered all sorts of misuse of government credit cards. One manager, who…
Beware of unsafe postage stamps! But hey, don’t worry — the government has your back.
If you think it makes sense for the money-losing Postal Service to destroy a run of stamps because they depict children doing fun things WITHOUT PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT. Reason has…
A truck carrying mail destined for parts of North Carolina burst into flames. Customers expecting postal mail or packages from the Louisville area, who think their mail may have been…
Thomas Donlan of Barron’s writes in the latest issue about a “modest proposal to study the possible sale of the Tennessee Valley Authority.” The president’s budget message calls for a…
Gene Epstein devotes his latest “Economic Beat” column in Barron’s to detailing problems associated with both the House and Senate federal budget proposals. Epstein urges a more radical approach. HERE…