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Only 7% support “Fair Tax” proposal In response to the poll question posted at the LP.org web site on March 14, 2013 which asks, “Is there any circumstance where proposing a new tax is justified?” 81 percent of those who rendered an opinion (excluding those who selected “I have a different view”) reject revenue-neutral tax […]

Chris Jenner,McHenry CountyCollege Board The McHenry County College Board in Illinois has a new Libertarian member who’s ready to rein in wasteful spending. Chris Jenner, of Cary, Ill., came in second out of nine candidates, with the top three candidates winning seats on the board. Jenner netted 9,919 votes, or 15 percent, according to the […]

Michael Ogle wins 32% of vote in run for Topeka mayor On April 2, Libertarian Michael Ogle won an impressive 32 percent of the vote in his race for mayor of Topeka. He based his campaign on performance-based budgeting to eliminate wasteful spending, removal of barriers that make it harder for businesses to be successful, […]

Election result update! On April 9, Michael Malterer came within 59 votes of winning a seat on the New Port Richey City Council. He finished sixth out of seven contestants, with the second through sixth place candidates within 3% points of each other (12.1-15.1% of vote each). On Tuesday, April 9, voters in New Port […]

The Libertarian State Leadership Alliance invites you to participate in this year’s annual LSLA conference, held in conjunction with the Libertarian Party of Colorado’s state convention. Both events will take place at the Doubletree in Aurora, May 17–19, 2013. Highlights of the upcoming conference include: A special address from Sharon Harris of the Advocates for […]

Republicans claim to oppose high taxes, but they vote for more Big Government — and higher taxes. The latest case in point is a U.S. Senate vote to pass an Internet sales tax bill that would force online retail outlets to start collecting taxes on behalf of state governments. A majority of Republicans in the […]

Do you file your taxes each year with a spring in your step and a song in your heart? The Libertarian Party may not be able to help out with the former, but here’s a tune that you’ll be humming all the way to April 15. It’s a little reminder that filing taxes is a […]

Carla Howell, executive director of the Libertarian National Committee, was quoted by Press TV on Mar. 5, 2013 Far from being a set of real spending cuts, the sequester amounts to phony political showmanship that only hikes taxes and spending further, said Carla Howell, executive director of the Libertarian National Committee, from a Press TV […]

Part of a series highlighting significant stories from the 2012 election Ed Tidwell,City CouncilLago Vista, TX Libertarian Ed Tidwell of Lago Vista, Texas, won his race for City Council Place 2, defeating incumbent Bob Bradley by 1,296 votes (53 percent) to 1,146 (47 percent). He will serve a two-year term. “Canvassing has gone very well,” […]

Part of a series highlighting significant stories from the 2012 election Dan Cox,2012 candidate forU.S. Senate in Montana With the balance of power in the Senate at stake, the 2012 Republican and Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Montana spent an average of $41.61 per vote — one of the highest of any federal race […]

Part of a series highlighting significant stories from the 2012 election Bruce Majors,2012 candidate forD.C. delegate to U.S. House Following the 2012 election, the Libertarian Party has ballot access in 30 states and, for the first time ever, the District of Columbia. The LP: Retained party status in Alaska, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, […]