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“Carpentersville village board members should not have the authority to establish or raise fees, increase the tax levy or create tax increment financing districts without voter approval, one village trustee says,” the suburban Chicago Daily Herald reports. “Trustee Doug Marks [a Libertarian] has drafted an ordinance that, if approved, would repeal that aspect of home […]

Think Republicans are opposed to deficits, welfare entitlements, unfunded federal mandates and rising spending? Think again.  They not only support the welfare state, they’re outdoing Democrats. The Associated Press reports: Republicans want to pull the plug on the health care overhaul they call “Obamacare,” blaming it in part for the United States’ ballooning budget deficit. […]

“Two Republicans have dropped a lawsuit that challenged the candidacy of Pendleton County Libertarian Ken Moellman for state treasurer,” the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. “The Republican candidate for state treasurer,  KC Crosbie, announced that she encouraged Fayette County GOP chairwoman Carol Rogers and DeAnna Brangers to dismiss their lawsuit that questioned the validity of signatures in the petition Moellman submitted in August […]

Press release from the Ohio Libertarian Party: A U.S. District Court judge ruled Wednesday against the state of Ohio in a lawsuit brought by the Libertarian Party of Ohio to preserve its right to be on the ballot. Judge Algenon Marbley granted the Libertarian Party of Ohio’s request for a preliminary injunction that protects ballot […]