Big Government invading homes, seizing private property in Alaska

Two ingredients that sit harmlessly in most most kitchens are actually barred in parts of rural Alaska—and a recent arrest is shining a light on the odd law. In an effort to curb the alcohol-abuse epidemic, a 2007 state law not only allows communities to ban booze but also the ingredients needed to make it. More than 30 communities signed on to the “local option” premise, deeming it a misdemeanor to stock sizable quantities of sugar and yeast with the intention of making “homebrew,” the Anchorage Daily News reports.