Madison Asset forfeiture can be a sketchy exercise of state power where oversight and accountability are lacking, but sorely needed. Several exposes by reporters for various news sources from local papers to the New Yorker looked into the matter several years ago forcing some reforms. Asset forfeiture means that goods acquired through illegal acts can …
Month: July 2019
Unclaimed Property: Service or Scam?
Milwaukee “Unclaimed property” is an interesting concept. What is it really? Years ago, I would have thought it was some share of property in a farm somewhere in the country and people were looking for a long-lost relative who was named in the will, and the state was trying to lend a hand. Or, maybe, …
Mowing the ACORN Farm
New Orleans The ACORN Farm and Orchard is now in its sixth year, having broken our first ground on our half-acre in New Orleans’ lower 9th ward in 2013. Walking the property at different times of the year can be quite amazing now that a number of seasons have come and gone. Long row beds …