local government

What happens when the government competes with the free market to provide non essential services? The practice is all too common and it sabotages both the government and the people.
The Utah legislature unanimously passed house bill 202 to stop local government's from over criminalizing ordinances.
This bill would allow local governments to create "rent control" laws that arbitrarily impose price restrictions on the cost of renting property.
Local governments across Utah often rely on a Class B misdemeanor for nuisance penaltys—even when no actual harm is done.
Permits were intended to be straightforward and a means to protect the safety and rights of others. But over time they have been used to restrict opportunity and freedom.
In many Utah cities, an unkempt lawn is a criminal offense—should it be?

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