Speed Camera Ban Deferred at Senate Committee

By Robert Ross

05/19/2011

Today, the state legislature deferred SB 75, which would have prohibited local municipalities from using electronic vehicle speed enforcement systems to regulate traffic laws.

TAGS: Danny Martiny, Joseph McMahon III, SB 75, Traffic Cameras

Senate Bill Preempts Union-Backed Project Labor Agreements

By Kevin Mooney

04/27/2011

Sen. Danny Martiny (R-Metaire) has introduced legislation that would ban state government officials from mandating Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on publicly funded construction projects, which are backed by organized labor. PLAs boost construction costs and undermine competition, studies show.

TAGS: collective bargaining, Danny Martiny, executive order, President Bush, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Union

Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government

In their report “Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government,” Ted Bolema, Ph.D., J.D., Antitrust and Competition Fellow at the Innovators Network Foundation, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D., Chief Economist at the Pelican Institute, write that while the current frustrations with the size of large tech companies and censorship practices may be warranted, giving...

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