FREEDOM LINE BLOG: So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That…
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So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That Does Nothing to Improve Safety At All

America as we know it was built largely upon and because of our rail industry, and today it remains a pillar of our economy.

Unfortunately, a destructive proposal before Congress misleadingly named the "Railway Safety Act" (RSA), part of broader surface transportation reauthorization, threatens great harm to our railroads.

Simply put, the bill has nothing to do with improving safety, but has a lot to do with advancing the political agenda of Big Labor.  At a moment when inflation burdens American families and fragile supply chains remain vulnerable to disruption, the last thing our economy or rail sector need is another costly federal mandate imposed upon one of the nation’s most important transportation sectors.

As an initial matter, as noted by The Wall Street Journal, the…[more]

May 20, 2026 • 04:28 PM
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Thursday, April 30 2015

An Oregon couple has been awarded nearly $240,000 in damages after suing their neighbors because of their constantly barking dogs.
 
Dale and Debra Krein sued their neighbors, John Updegraff and Karen Szewc, for what they described was a decade of ceaseless barking by the defendants’ Tibetan mastiffs. According to news reports, the defendants started breeding the dogs at their home around 2002. The plaintiffs claimed the dogs would often begin barking at 5 a.m. and wouldn’t stop all day. Despite being cited by the Jackson County Animal Control in 2002 and 2004 for violating public nuisance codes, the barking continued. The Kreins sued.
 
In the lawsuit, defendants claimed their dogs were necessary to protect their livestock from predators. The court, however, found that the Tibetan mastiffs weren't ideally suited to be livestock guardians and ordered them debarked within 60 days or replaced with a more suitable breed.
 
—Source: kgw.com (Portland, Oregon

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