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This American City Jails Citizens For Having Garden Weeds (Yes, Really)

This American City Jails Citizens For Having Garden Weeds (Yes, Really)

Officials in one Missouri city can jail citizens simply because they have not paid fines for such trivial matters as having dead vegetables, hosting a barbecue and even walking on the wrong side of the sidewalk. The actions by politicians ...

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Movement Grows To Jail Anti-Vaccination Parents

Movement Grows To Jail Anti-Vaccination Parents

Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children could face lawsuits, increased taxes and even jail time if some commentators get their way. The Disneyland measles outbreak is prompting some pundits to demand that parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids ...

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California Small Business Shuttered … Simply For Using Volunteers

California Small Business Shuttered … Simply For Using Volunteers

State bureaucracy and big government apparently have put an end to the use of volunteer labor at farms and businesses in California – and shut down a small winery in the process. The owner of the winery is facing $115,000 ...

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Idaho Tells Feds To ‘Get Lost’ On Gun Regulations

Idaho Tells Feds To ‘Get Lost’ On Gun Regulations

State legislators in Missouri and Idaho are trying to prevent the enforcement of federal gun control laws with a legal tactic called nullification – and if successful, the new laws could result in jail or fines for those who do ...

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Farmer Faces Jail, $700,000 Fine For Raising Wrong Breed Of Pig

Farmer Faces Jail, $700,000 Fine For Raising Wrong Breed Of Pig

Raising certain breeds of hog is now a felony punishable by up to two years in prison and fines of up to $700,000 in the state of Michigan. Farmer Mark Baker learned this the hard way when state officials accused ...

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Obamacare To Fine Charitable Hospitals For Providing Free Help To Poor

Obamacare To Fine Charitable Hospitals For Providing Free Help To Poor

The saying that “no good deed goes unpunished” may soon be true for charitable hospitals under Obamacare. The new law means charitable hospitals treating uninsured Americans will face heightened scrutiny regarding their non-profit status and could face hefty fines, according ...

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