August 24, 2014 • ALASKA,
ARKANSAS,
CONNECTICUT,
DELAWARE,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
MISSISSIPPI,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
OPEN CONTAINER,
RHODE ISLAND,
TENNESSEE,
VIRGINIA,
WEST VIRGINIA With Labor Day just around the corner, many of us will hit the road for one last road trip before summer turns to fall. One often overlooked and misunderstood hazard of this endeavor concerns so-called open container laws. This becomes even more of an issue when it comes to motor homes. The issue of open […]
The civil forfeiture racket is never far from the headlines these days, and thanks to the ubiquitous use of drug sniffing dogs, it’s easier than ever for police to shakedown motorists and get away with it. Here’s how the scam works: A police officer pulls over a driver for a routine traffic stop, becomes “suspicious” […]
August 10, 2014 • ARKANSAS,
DELAWARE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel Tax,
HAWAII,
LEGISLATION,
MISSISSIPPI,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH DAKOTA,
OREGON,
ROAD-USER FEES,
SOUTH DAKOTA,
VERMONT,
VIRGINIA,
WYOMING This week we wrap up our examination of the three equal-weighted metrics that comprise the State Fiscal Responsibility scoring in the recent NMA report, “Motorists Beware: Ranking the States That Treat You Worst.” Part 1 (Legislative Interference with Transportation Planning, #289) rated the influence of lawmakers in determining the planning and spending of funds on […]
Or how poorly the states spend your money, depending on the level of cynicism you have built up as a taxed-and-surcharged driver over the years. Last week (Legislative Interference with Transportation Planning, #289) we took a look at the first of three metrics that we used to determine the State Fiscal Responsibility score in the […]
The states are experts at spending your money. Mind you, they don’t spend it efficiently or constructively, but boy can they spend it. When we put together our Memorial Day rankings of the states by how they treat motorists, one of our primary evaluation categories—State Fiscal Responsibility—didn’t draw too many questions. But that was then […]
