Prisoners can be picky about what they eat, but even hardened criminals would probably think it a stretch for California to declare a state of emergency when its prisons run out of peanut butter and jelly.

Florida's hottest fashion item isn't to be found in the shops of Miami's trendy South Beach area. Instead, it can be observed along the turnpikes.

Talk about expanding the definition of taxable property. Los Angeles County Assessor Rick Auerbach wanted to tax eight satellites that hover 22,000 miles over the earth. Auerbach came across the satellites during a routine audit of Hughes Electronics. He figured they were fair game, since they were owned by a business based in the county and no other jurisdiction was taxing them.