Nanny State of the Week: Land regulation trampling on cultural history
The dormant volcano Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii has been at the center of controversy for decades now, and new proposals are creating tension between local religious groups and authorities in control of regulating the land.
Read More →Nanny State of the Week: Silence is golden in Worcester
Part 100 of 101 in the series Nanny State of the Week Worcester is a relatively well-off, young, thriving town in central Massachusetts. It’s a major health technology hub, and College of the Holy Cross is one of the biggest employers. The median age is 33, younger than the state as a whole. It has an […]
Read More →Environmental nannies can’t regulate cow farts — yet
Part 99 of 101 in the series Nanny State of the Week First off, let’s clear the air: California’s latest climate change law doesn’t limit cow farts, exactly. Not yet, anyway. What it does do is throw another heaping pile of regulations and oversight at industries that are already regulated six ways to Sunday. Signed […]
Read More →Nanny State of the Week: Chicken nannies hatch new regulations
While it’s perfectly legal to raise chickens as pets or for eggs, rules and regulations surrounding how Americans are legally allowed to do so vary wildly — and as the practice becomes more widespread, the regulations are piling up.
Read More →Nanny State of the Week: No property rights without paperwork
Part 97 of 101 in the series Nanny State of the Week In early February, government workers with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission made a truly stunning and horrifying discovery. A dairy farmer had shot multiple elk while in the process of protecting his farm from damage from the wild animals. That’s not the […]
Read More →Nanny State of the Week: Keep your kids off the trees
“Our parks and recreation don’t have time to check on children climbing trees,” Commissioner Elaine Lucas said.
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