California wants to require drivers for self-driving cars
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California says you’ll still need a driver’s license if you want to use a self-driving car.
Read More →California’s marijuana nuns feel ‘disrespected’ by city council ban
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The Merced City Council on Monday night advanced a proposal to ban the cultivation and sales of marijuana-based products.
Read More →Nanny State of the Week: Town could shut down marijuana-growing nuns
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Two “nuns” in California who sell marijuana-based products say they could be shut down by the city of Merced if a new ban on selling cannabis is approved by the city council this week.
Read More →Decades later, states still dealing with anti-competitive federal health regs
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Blame the federal government for state-level regulations that drive up the cost of health care and restrict access to hospitals.
Read More →Watchdog’s Scariest People of 2015: No. 13
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Part 13 of 25 in the series Watchdog’s Scariest People of 2015
Now that Christmas is over and the New Year beckons, it’s time for Watchdog.org’s annual parade of malfeasance and miscreants.
The Scariest People of 2015 is a frightening list indeed, filled with bureaucrats and functionaries who, shall we say, do not share an affinity for […]
Watchdog Podcast: Obama wants more gun control; Federal influence creates bad state health policy
By Eric Boehm / January 8, 2016 / Commentary, Podcast, regulations, Watchdog Radio / No Comments
President Barack Obama announced a series of new gun control policies that he hopes to implement, by-passing congressional approval.
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