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“Investigatory” Traffic Stops Need to End

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The images are excruciating — Philando Castile, bleeding to death as his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter look on. A cafeteria supervisor in the St. Paul School District, Castile was pulled over by officer Jeronimo Yanez in the neighboring town of Falcon Heights for having a broken taillight. Yanez fatally shot Castile after he informed the officer […]

New Jersey Runs Out of Transportation Money, Christie Halts All Projects

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ordered all transportation construction in the state to be halted today after the state’s Transportation Trust Fund went bankrupt last night. Despite Christie’s attempts to point fingers, he really has no one to blame but himself. After the State Senate shot down a belated effort to raise New Jersey’s gas tax last night, Christie blamed Democrats […]