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New Year, New State Laws
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Beginning Jan. 1, Illinoisans will be able to request a live phone operator when they call a state agency. Michiganders will be able to surf the Web to discover where illegal meth labs are located. And New Hampshirites will be allowed to use a leashed dog to track wounded deer, moose, or bear. While the 109th Congress has been dubbed lsquo;the biggest do-nothing Congress’ since 1948, state legislatures have had one of their most productive years in decades, experts say. (Christian Science Monitor [1], Friday)
When lawmakers are “productive,” watch out!
FEE Timely Classic
The Torrent of Laws [2] by Henry Hazlitt
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[1] Christian Science Monitor: http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1229/p01s04-uspo.html
[2] The Torrent of Laws: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=5914
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