MS: ‘Anti-Bloomberg Bill’ in Mississippi Bars Local Restrictions on Food and Drink

The New York Times:  The Mississippi Legislature wants to be the sole government body that controls its buffets, barbecue and sweet tea.

To that end, the people who govern the state with the highest rate of obesity in the nation have passed a bill saying that any law that might restrict what Mississippians eat or drink has to go through them — barring federal regulations.

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