Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC is the first Supreme Court ruling on contribution limits since since 1976, when in the landmark decision Buckley vs....
After the controversial Presidential election of 2000, many communities were compelled to re-examine their voting equipment and consider alternatives. In addition the Federal government passed...
A nice example of a Federal legislative initiative giving states the right to establish innovative voting systems. It was offered in 1999.… Read More
In May 1998, President Clinton issued Executive Order 13083 on Federalism. Its centralizing language generated such a firestorm of opposition from conservatives and state and...
This act established the Crocus Fund in response to capital flight from Manitoba. Its primary objective is to retain Manitoba capital in Manitoba and use...
Canada’s universal health care program is much acclaimed and a product of state innovation. If Saskatchewan had not had the authority to devise its government-funded...
Since 1971 all Canadian citizens, regardless of income, employment or health, have enjoyed access to basic health care, whether it’s provided in a hospital, home...
The Assets for Independence Act was passed as part of the Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and Educational Services Act of 1998. The text of...
During the 1980’s farm crisis the idea of a supply management system for agriculture was proposed by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. Bill Alexander...
This program allows recipients of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to receive part of their supplemental food aid in...
The Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) is a program established by USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). Under the program, CCC makes grants to States...
A 1950 Farmers Home Administration report showed that "about 100,000 of the largest units – fewer than two percent of all farms are selling products...
September 1, 2000 is the date the first stage of a new system for the identification and registration of beef and beef products in the...
On May 13, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, more commonly known as the 2002 Farm...
The Internal Revenue Code, Section 1042(g) is a new provision passed by Congress in 1998 that allows the owners of agricultural and horticultural processing plants...