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Free the beetle, free taxpayers

April 08, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Natasha Greer Bob Slobe, president of the North Sacramento Land Company, is unable to develop his land because it would harm the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, which is listed as an endangered species. PLF has filed a lawsuit asking that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) be ordered to start the process of … ...

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New study shows government policies inflate home prices in Washington

January 27, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Daniel Himebaugh The Washington Policy Center, a Seattle-based think tank, released a study this month showing how tax policy and growth restrictions increase the cost of home construction in Washington.  The study finds that government policies add to the price of a typical single family home by as much as 28 percent, or $67,400, &# ...