Legislative Updates
Ohio Funeral Home Sues, Wants to Liquefy Bodies
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? The first U.S. funeral home to publicly offer a cremation alternative that dissolves bodies with lye...
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A Columbus funeral director is in hot water with the state for liquefying bodies instead of cremating or burying them....
Read moreDetailsUnbelievable Massachusetts Funeral Law
Every week my wife, kids, and I get together with 3 or 4 other families and have a gamenight. The...
Read moreDetailsSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Westboro Funeral Protests
The Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, ruled Wednesday that members of the renegade Westboro Baptist Church have a constitutionally...
Read moreDetailsCalifornia Lawmaker Tries Again to Legalize Liquid Cremation After Safety Concerns Raised
When a loved one dies, families typically are left with two options: burial or cremation. A California lawmaker wants to...
Read moreDetailsInfant Death Sparks Outrage Over $50 Death Tax
SEATTLE - Olivia Clark Lives One Hour, Taxed $50 for Death; King County Says It Needs the Money While you...
Read moreDetailsNortheast Iowa Monks Supply Casket for Arizona Victim
A victim of Saturday's shootings in Tucson, Ariz., will be buried in a casket made from red oak trees by...
Read moreDetailsDA: Funeral Processions Should be Banned
McALLEN, TX ? Hidalgo County should ban funeral processions, county District Attorney Rene Guerra said Thursday. A fatal crash during...
Read moreDetailsMissing Body Parts Lead to Huge Lawsuit
Tennessee: The former owners and current funeral director of Nave Funeral Home in Erin are being sued for nearly $8...
Read moreDetailsStopping Maryland's Funeral Home Cartel?
From the Washington Examiner:A cartel of state-licensed funeral directors has been fleecing Maryland consumers to the tune of $800 per...
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