A battle is brewing between the state and federal governments over a Census taker arrested in Puna for misdemeanor trespassing.

Newton County Prosecutor J. Edward Barce admitted Friday that he submitted paperwork that rendered his Indiana law license inactive after closing a Kentland-based civil practice in 2005 to instead open a restaurant.

The FBI violated the law in collecting thousands of U.S. telephone records during the Bush administration, according to a report published on Tuesday. Once again, Government proves that it can never be trusted to actually follow its own rules and regulations.