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The Sound Money Defense League and Money Metals Exchange have announced the inaugural Sound Money Fellowship—a new program designed to foster advanced research in the field of sound money. The two groups have set aside more than 100 ounces of physical gold (currently...
TRENTON, N.J. (Sept. 12, 2024) – Today, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill into law exempting gold and silver bullion from state sales and use taxes. Sen. Douglas Steinhardt and a bipartisan coalition of five cosponsors introduced Senate Bill 721 (S721) on...
LINCOLN, Neb. (Aug. 22, 2024) – In a victory for sound money, grassroots activists in Nebraska helped kill a bill that would have reimposed a sales tax on the sale of gold and silver bullion. Sen. Lou Linehan introduced Legislature Bill 1 (LB1) on July 25. The...
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has decided he’s going to continue collecting sales tax on the sale of gold and silver despite a new law repealing the levy and an attorney general opinion calling his line-item veto of the provision unconstitutional. Only five...
BATON ROUGE, La. (Aug 1, 2024) – As of today, gold and silver are officially recognized as money by the state of Louisiana. Sen. Mark Abraham filed Senate Bill 232 (SB232) on March 1. Under the new law, “any gold or silver coin, specie or bullion issued by any state...