Scott McClallen
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Washington, DC, United States
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Farmer fined $1 million for plowing his own field
A California farmer agreed Tuesday to pay $1.1 million for plowing federally protected wetlands on his wheat field, according to the Department of Justice. This ends a five-year legal battle over the reach of the Clean Water Act. His crime for bringing the fine? Plowing his own field without the... → Read More
95% of lawmakers who support $15 minimum wage don’t pay their interns: Study
In fact, they pay their interns $0 an hour. → Read More
The death of ‘Fight For $15’: Protests drop by 90%
What happened to all those protests? → Read More
No human interaction: Pizza chain creates self-serve pizza machines, will be nationwide in 2018
No wait. No lines. Fewer minimum wage jobs. → Read More
Family’s 4th Amendment legal battle: SWAT raid of home leads to tomato and tea plants
At 7:30 A.M, Bob Harte walked downstairs to answer "clamorous pounding" on his front door of his home in Leawood, Kansas. He opened his door to a group of officers clad in SWAT gear brandishing Glock .9mm pistols and an AR-15 rifle, preparing to breach his front door with a battering ram. The... → Read More
Seattle’s #FightFor15 looks to eliminate law allowing the disabled to work and earn a paycheck
There is dignity in work -- dignity that Seattle's politicians want to take away. → Read More
Poll: Those who believe in climate change won't change their lifestyles to help climate
A YouGov poll released Monday found that although most climate change believers... → Read More
Emails: Seattle mayor colluded with liberal professor to create one-sided minimum wage study
Newly-discovered emails between Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's office and researchers at the University of California-Berkeley show an intimate level of coordination in planning the release and press coverage of a minimum wage study. → Read More
“Boom-mates”: Millennials, it’s time to move in with baby boomers
"For young adults, renting a room as opposed to a one-bedroom apartment could save them up to $24,000 annually." → Read More
Report: Bernie Sanders is stealing his neighbor’s newspaper in D.C.
"He's redistributing his neighbor's Washington Post." → Read More
Secretary Acosta takes on the sexist issue in politics: Ending occupational licensing
"In 1950, only about 1 in 20 jobs required a license. Today, more than 1 in 4 Americans need a license to legally perform their work." → Read More
Video: Woman violently arrested for selling flowers without a permit
Video of a Perris, California flower vendor wrestled to the ground by a police officer simply for selling flowers and Hawaiian leis without a license ignited controversy as it spread on social media in earlier this month. 15 vendors were "contacted, warned, and cited" for selling items without a... → Read More
“Uhhmm...”: Millennials love socialism, but can’t define it [VIDEO]
Millennials rushed to the polls to vote for Bernie Sanders running as a Democratic socialist last election season. However, did they fall in love with socialism or just want free college and healthcare? A new video suggests they have no idea what socialism is. Campus Reform interviewed George... → Read More
The IRS raided their store and sold their stuff within hours. Now they’re fighting back
An elderly Thai couple was left penniless after their life savings were seized and auctioned off from inside their own 34-year-old store. The couple filed a $2 million lawsuit against the federal government for improperly seizing and selling assets almost immediately. In March of 2015, the IRS shut down Mii’s Bridal and Tuxedo in Garland, Texas for allegedly owing a total of $31,400 in unpaid… → Read More
Applebees franchisee: We have 1,000 fewer servers because of New York’s minimum wage hike
"I've always said increasing minimum wage is technology's best friend." → Read More
Feel the Bern: Bernie Sanders 2020 could be happening
On Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) said that although it is too early to decide, he is not ruling out a 2020 presidential campaign.. "No, I am not taking it off the table. I just have not made any decisions," Sanders said in an interview with SiriusXM radio host Mark Thompson. "And I think... → Read More
Report: 23 government policies that drive up food costs and “hurt the poor”
Many turn to large government programs to improve economic opportunities in America, however, a new report suggests the opposite may be a better approach. The Heritage Foundation's new report titled "Trump Administration Should Address Federal Policies That Limit Opportunity and Hurt the Poor"... → Read More
A dog stopped in front of a police officer, wagged his tail, and was brutally shot
“Video surveillance doesn’t lie,” she described to the paper. → Read More
Study shows Republicans tip more than Democrats. A lot more
Republican men from the Northeast may be the best tippers in America, according to a CreditCards.com survey. → Read More
Study: If you follow these 3 steps, you have a 97% chance of reaching the middle class
Millennials may face crushing student loans and a bad job market, but if they follow the "success sequence" -- high school degree, full-time work, and marriage before having children-- they are more likely to prosper financially. A study from the American Enterprise Institute and Institute for... → Read More