Hemp industry fears slate of restrictive bills could gut industry • Tennessee Lookout

Crossville businessman Maggie Clark believes a swarm of Tennessee Legislature bills that restrict hemp-related products will take the industry away from those who build it and give it to “conglomerates.” Clark is a grower, manufacturer and retailer, and says her business, Cann-I-Help and small Tennessee stores will suffer even after six years of complying with […]

State Sen. Albritton: Senate gaming bill is ‘very, very restrictive’

said state Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore). The Senate's gambling bill is significantly different from the one approved by the House. The law prohibits electronic bingo, class III casinos, sports betting, and any form of electronic gambling. “[W]In the version passed by the Senate, what we have is a very, very restrictive gaming permit,” Albritton explained. […]

L.A. County will redact racist restrictive covenant language

The requirements for living on San Fernando Valley property were clarified in 1915. Buildings, including the roof, should always be painted twice. Fences “shall” be stained, painted, or whitewashed. Land records for the Los Angeles Agricultural and Milling Company Rancho subdivision, which was negotiated shortly after alcohol sales prohibition, state that “no portion of the […]