Judge denies attorney general’s demand to shut down Owosso barber shop
A crowd massed outside Karl Manke’s barber shop let out cheers after attorney David A. Kallman delivered some good news for the businessman.
Romanian Pastors Say They Escaped Oppression Only to be Oppressed in Illinois
A lawyer for First Liberty Institute on Monday criticized the Illinois governor over coronavirus orders aimed at churches that he considers to be unconstitutional.
Los Angeles To Single Out Hotels Not Housing Homeless, May ‘Commandeer’ Them
It’s not a great time to be a hotelier anywhere, but it’s especially bad in Los Angeles.
A California County Just Banned Car Parades Despite Little Public Health Risk
There’s a strange trend in United States history that nearly every decade or era is, in summary, labeled the “height” of one characteristic or another.
Owosso barber confirms he was ticketed by police for opening shop
Owosso barber Karl Manke says police issued him two citations Wednesday for having his shop open since Monday.
New Orleans Will Require Businesses To Keep Logs Of Customers Who Enter Stores
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced business owners will be required to keep logs of the names and contact information of patrons who enter their establishments once the Big Easy reopens to help with contact tracing—a move that Cantrell called "part of the new normal," as New Orleans and Louisiana plan to rollback coronavirus restrictions this month.
Texas AG tells judge to free Dallas woman ‘unjustly jailed’ for operating hair salon
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday sent a letter urging a Dallas judge to free a woman he sent to jail a day earlier after she refused to apologize for keeping her hair salon open in violation of Gov. Greg Abbott's order aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
Texas Sheriff Raids Bar Protest With Military-Style Assault Vehicle, SWAT Team: Arrests and Outrage Ensue
Remember when police departments across America got MRAPs from the military and most of us were asking, “Why the heck do the police need vehicles of war and what are they going to use them for?” Well, now we know.
House members propose changes to improve military voting procedures
A group of House Members has introduced the Counting All Military Votes Act to ensure all military overseas ballots are expedited to ensure timely receipt by the military voter and delivery to home voting locations. The bill currently has 25 original co-sponsors, including many retired military members. So far, no House Democrats have signed on. You may view the list of cosponsors here, and if your Member of Congress is not on it, you should pick up your phone and encourage them to pick up their pen.
Missouri cattle farmers call for return to origin labeling
Kansas City, MO - It might read 'Product of USA' on that package of meat you buy at the grocery store, but the meat itself may not have originated here. Mandatory country of origin labeling (mCOOL) was signed into law under the 2002 Farm Bill. This required retailers to provide country-of-origin labeling for fresh beef, pork, and lamb.