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Local governments and other tax-exempt entities can use the IRA's direct pay provision to maximize the benefits of their clean energy investments. Here's how. ....
In the years since it was created, the Department of Homeland Security has spent more than $250 billion, yet many key homeland security areas continue to produce weak outcomes as more programs federalize traditional state and local activities. From the pork-barrel nature of homeland security grants to the massive federalization of natural disasters to the fed-centric approach to domestic counterterrorism, the more power that is exerted inside the Beltway, the more the role of states and localities is weakened. With far more resources (time, people, money, and expertise), states and localities are ideally suited to lead our domestic homeland security enterprise. The proper role of the federal government is to provide a broad policy architecture and to work as a true partner with states and localities. ....
Local Cops Can Skirt State Limits on Surveillance By Joining Federal Task Forces Joining a federal task force means being deputized as a federal officer, which allows state and local cops to ignore local limits on surveillance. Monday, May 7, 2018 By joining joint law enforcement task forces run by the federal government, local cops can often ignore stringent state and local laws governing surveillance and engage in warrantless spying. It s well-known that a federal program known as “Equitable Sharing” allows local prosecutors and police to bypass more restrictive state asset forfeiture laws by passing cases off to the federal government through a process known as adoption. A Department of Justice directive issued last summer by Attorney General Jeff Sessions reiterates full support for the equitable sharing program, directs federal law enforcement agencies to aggressively utilize it, and sets the stage to expand it in the future. ....