They've even refused to enforce non-competes that were signed in other states, announcing them contrary to state policy.
Any federal mandate to make them something else is, by definition, contrary to state and local preference.
"We're going contrary to state laws," said Bill Swenson, one of seven former mayors of Longmont who fought the ban.
The former sprayers and truck drivers also said they handled and loaded pesticides without training or supervision, contrary to state and federal regulations.
City expenses rose under state control, but the tax base did not, and contrary to state assurances, the police force shrank.
It said the eight other Libyans were being expelled "because of their relation to activities contrary to state security". The statement did not elaborate.
The city was granted permission by the State Supreme Court to establish priorities, essential services having first claim to the money; creditors were second, contrary to state law.
An employee had complained about the company's policy of sharing the tip jar with shift managers, which, a judge decided, was contrary to state law.
For much of last week, Democrats threatened to mount a legal challenge to the election results in Palm Beach County, where the ballot, they claimed, was contrary to state regulations and downright confusing.
Because the town's position appears contrary to state law -- indeed, the Court of Appeals ruled in 1982 that Greenburgh's parks must be paid for townwide -- and because Greenburgh's incorporated villages have a majority of Greenburgh's population, taxpayers in unincorporated Greenburgh like myself have no recourse except through the courts.
