(Reviewing Lee Anne Fennell, The Unbounded Home: Property Values Beyond Property Lines.) 35 Law & Soc. [read post]

National/Federal Antagonisms Flare as Red States Try to Dictate How Blue Cities Are Run MSN – Molly Hennessy-Fiske (Washington Post) | Published: 11/27/2023 Despite long advocating small government and local control, Republican governors and legislators across a significant swath of the country are increasingly overriding the actions of Democratic cities – removing elected district attorneys or threatening to strip them of power, taking over election offices, and otherwise… [read post]

 Food Safety News decided to test honey sold in various outlets after its earlier investigation found U.S. groceries flooded with Indian honey banned in Europe as unsafe because of contamination with antibiotics, heavy metal and a total lack of pollen which prevented tracking its origin.Food Safety News purchased more than 60 jars, jugs and plastic bears of honey in 10 states and the District of Columbia.The contents were analyzed for pollen by Vaughn Bryant, a professor at Texas… [read post]

There are new jobs at new shops and businesses in the neighborhood, from Kristie's Fashions, owned by Kristie Foster to Water Lillies Food, a manufacturing firm owned by Taiwanese immigrants and represented here today by Tina Lee. [read post]