Alexander City, Alabama has agreed to give $680,000 to nearly 200 people who were jailed because they were too poor to pay their court fines. The suit filed in September 2015 by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) claimed that the town ran “a modern-day debtors prison.” Indigent debtors served time in the municipal jail […]
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How Policing for Profit can lead to a Debtors’ Prisons: NMA E-Newsletter #429
April 2, 2017
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ACLU, ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, KANSAS, LOUISIANA, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON
Roundabouts Generate Mixed Reactions from Members: NMA E-Newsletter #368
January 31, 2016
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ARKANSAS, DRIVER EDUCATION, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LETTER WRITING, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, ROUNDABOUT
Roundabouts. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, members always respond with passion when we write about them, as we did in last week’s e-newsletter. We thought we would share a few thoughts covering both sides of the issue. From a New York Member: One local roundabout cost taxpayers over a quarter of a million dollars while […]
NMA E-Newsletter #293: An Overview of Open Container Laws
August 24, 2014
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ALASKA, ARKANSAS, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLEGAL SEARCH, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, OPEN CONTAINER, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA
With Labor Day just around the corner, many of us will hit the road for one last road trip before summer turns to fall. One often overlooked and misunderstood hazard of this endeavor concerns so-called open container laws. This becomes even more of an issue when it comes to motor homes. The issue of open […]
NMA E-Newsletter #291: How Much Does Your State Divert Federal Highway Funding To Transit Projects?
August 10, 2014
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ARKANSAS, DELAWARE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, HAWAII, LEGISLATION, MISSISSIPPI, NEW JERSEY, NEWSLETTER, NORTH DAKOTA, OREGON, ROAD-USER FEES, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WYOMING
This week we wrap up our examination of the three equal-weighted metrics that comprise the State Fiscal Responsibility scoring in the recent NMA report, “Motorists Beware: Ranking the States That Treat You Worst.” Part 1 (Legislative Interference with Transportation Planning, #289) rated the influence of lawmakers in determining the planning and spending of funds on […]
NMA E-Newsletter #273: We Need ALPR Legislation Now
April 7, 2014
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ALPR, ARKANSAS, CIVIL, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, INSURANCE, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATES, MAINE, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA, PRIVACY, Technology, TICKET FINES, UTAH, VERMONT
On the heels of the NSA domestic spying scandal, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced plans in February to build a national database of motor vehicle license plate data. Not only would the system have included data collected by DHS, but data from other law enforcement agencies and private companies as well. The good […]
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