106 Alerts From the NMA Tag

Transparency Worth Fighting For: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #473

February 4, 2018 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOIA, MARYLAND, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NMA Foundation, PUBLIC RECORDS, Red-Light Camera, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TRAFFIC SIGNAL, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING

To quote from the NMA Guide to the Freedom of Information Act and State/Municipal Public Records Requests (yes, we do need to work on that title): Constructive reform of government requires a thorough understanding of an issue.  Used effectively, the records request helps provide transparency of policy and related activity that are essential ingredients to […]

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NMA Lobbying in DC, Part 2 – License to Steal: NMA E-Newsletter #465

December 10, 2017 • CALIFORNIA, civil asset forfeiture, CIVIL FORFEITURE, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA, POLICING FOR PROFIT, REVENUE GENERATION

By Gary Biller, NMA President I get annoyed by the overuse of certain clichéd buzzwords and catch phrases in our area of advocacy, terms like “big brother,” “nanny state,” and “taxation by citation” for instance. That isn’t to say that they don’t sneak into the NMA vernacular from time to time. In fact, I used […]

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NMA Lobbying in DC, Part 1 – Reeling in Traffic Enforcement: NMA E-Newsletter #464

December 3, 2017 • 85TH PERCENTILE, civil asset forfeiture, CIVIL FORFEITURE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, NMA, NTSB, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, WASHINGTON D.C.

By Gary Biller, NMA President  Enabled by contributors to our Spring 2017 Campaign, the NMA is pursuing its 2017-18 National Legislative Agenda in Washington. More precisely the current focus is on two of the agenda items – eliminating federally funded ticket blitzes and restricting the bounds of civil asset forfeiture. Part 2 of this newsletter […]

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Motorist Alert: Find Out If You Are Eligible for a Refund of Florida Rental Car Toll Fees: NMA E-Newsletter #461

November 12, 2017 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, NEWSLETTER, NMA, RENTAL CAR, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING

Motorists who rented a vehicle from Avis, Budget, or Payless in Florida between January 1, 2010 and July 10, 2017 may be eligible for a refund per a settlement reached between the Florida Attorney General’s (AG) office and Avis Budget Group, Inc. The NMA first complained about the exorbitant administrative fees that the rental car […]

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Gotcha Speed Enforcement – Feds Are Complicit: NMA E-Newsletter #460

November 5, 2017 • 85TH PERCENTILE, civil asset forfeiture, CIVIL FORFEITURE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, NMA, NTSB, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, VIRGINIA

With great thanks to advocate Joe Bahen, the NMA played an active role in the development of the 2012-2016 Virginia Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). With the SHSP for the next five years now moving into the implementation phase, Joe continues to work with state officials to craft a safety roadmap that is effective and […]

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