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A Florida town attracted national attention last week for its efforts to fine a 69-year-old retiree nearly $30,000 and then foreclose on his home because he was unable to pay — all because he failed to cut his grass. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the city of Dunedin claims its Code Enforcement Board, which
READ MOREIn February, Arizona police officers broke down the door of a private home with their guns drawn. They weren’t there to rescue a hostage. They were serving a court order against parents who declined to take their child to the hospital for a fever, and they left with three children now claimed by the state.
READ MORECalifornia’s new governor has wasted little time continuing the state’s seemingly limitless expansion of government. Governor Gavin Newsom’s first budget proposal, published last week, suggests instituting a tax on drinking water in the name of cleaning up California’s water systems. The “Environmental Protection” section of the 2019-2020 budget seeks to establish a new special fund,
READ MORECalifornia state lawmakers recently passed a bill forcing restaurants to offer specific beverages to children. Governor Jerry Brown signed the legislation, which passed easily in both the Senate and Assembly, at the end of September. Though SB 1192 allows customers to order other drinks upon request, the Golden State is now mandating that only unflavored
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