Tag Archives: nanny state

Seattle is imposing a massive tax on sugary drinks in a nefarious plan to raise the $15 million needed to fund its other programs.

Bakers are fighting back against the only state that makes selling home-baked goods "illegal" and they are arguing that the law is meant to protect commercial bakers.

Many Oregon residents are panicked after their state has given them a new freedom—it is no longer illegal for them to pump their own gas in certain counties.

A 14-year-old girl who took pictures of herself and sent them to her boyfriend is now facing child pornography charges in Minnesota.

As the Harvey Weinstein Hollywood sex scandal dominated the news cycle, there were several critical stories that slipped under the radar...

For better or worse, the debate over childhood vaccines rages on — but a crackdown on skeptics in Western nations now includes mandatory inoculation.

Taxpayers in New York City funded the construction of a new bathroom in their public park to the tune of $2 million, which took over 7 years to build.

One man learned the hard way that recovering trash from a river can lead to a citation for a victimless crime—even when video proves the officer wrong.

Parents could be fined $20,000 for giving kids smartphones, should a legislative initiative pass — but the proposal evinces everything wrong with the Nanny State.

Not only is the government promising to turn teens into criminals for sexting but they are promising to kidnap and cage their parents too.