Modesto Bee: stores prematurely collecting bag fees

By gvwire

Published 9 years ago on

November 16, 2016

Are grocery stores jumping the gun by collecting the dime a bag fee, as voters approved last week? It depends on the interpretation of the state Constitution.

Read the full story from the Modesto Bee

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