A woman kneels at her father’s grave outside Harrisburg every spring, ready to change out the flowers. This year, something she left at his grave last fall is missing. Nobody at the cemetery called to tell her first. Pennsylvania cemeteries clear items off graves on their own schedule, and a family usually finds out only…
Tom Corbett lost his re-election bid in 2014, the first sitting Pennsylvania governor ever to lose one. He still collects a $38,765 pension check from the state every year. These are the perks Pennsylvania governors keep long after they’ve left office. 1. State-Funded Legal Shield Pennsylvania keeps defending its governors long after they’ve handed back…
Florida property insurers paid out $1.4 billion in sinkhole claims in a single five-year stretch. Almost none of those claims started with a hole anyone could see. These are the early sinkhole signs Floridians mistake for something harmless. Note: This is general information, not legal or insurance advice. Florida’s sinkhole coverage rules and deductible options…
New York piles three separate rulebooks onto a renter who wants a pet: State law, city code, and sometimes a housing authority’s own policy. A landlord’s “pets welcome” sign never settles which one wins. Renters usually find out the hard way, after they’ve already broken one of the three. These are the pet rules New…
Georgia mailed out more than 327,000 absentee ballots for the 2024 general election. Thousands came back rejected before a single vote inside them was ever counted. These are the mechanical slip-ups that get a Georgia ballot marked “rejected” before it ever reaches the count. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Ballot rules and…
South Carolina has never passed a statewide rule for keeping backyard chickens. Every city fills in that blank on its own. These are the backyard chicken rules that get a South Carolina flock reported before its owner realizes they broke the law. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Backyard poultry ordinances vary by…
A driver clips a deer on a two-lane road outside Lancaster, pulls onto the shoulder, and does exactly what feels right. Often, much of it is wrong. These are the things Pennsylvanians and tourists alike get wrong after hitting a deer. Note: This is general information, not legal, financial, or insurance advice. Crash-reporting rules, insurance…
A crossing guard steps into the street outside an Illinois elementary school and raises a stop paddle overhead. Two cars back, a driver checks their phone, misses the paddle, and rolls through anyway. Illinois treats that guard’s raised hand as a lawful traffic order, backed by a mandatory fine. These are the Illinois school zone…
Governor Henry McMaster signed House Bill 3292 into law on May 22, 2025, rewriting South Carolina’s golf cart rules from top to bottom. Every part of it changed that day, from who can get behind the wheel to where the cart can legally go. Many people missed it. Here’s where South Carolina’s rewritten golf cart…
A first-time Tennessee hunter drags an eight-point buck out of the woods near Land Between the Lakes, proud enough to call his dad before calling the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) the next day. He should have called TWRA first. These are the Tennessee hunting rules that turn a rookie mistake into a revoked license….
