INDIANAPOLIS (WISH-TV) — Releasing balloons during celebrations may seem like a joyful way to mark significant moments in ...

For decades, the Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol—complete with oversized checks and celebratory balloons—has symbolized life-changing moments for sweepstakes winners across the country.

“It has become fashionable to release into the air, balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gases for celebratory purposes. The bill makes such behavior statutory littering,” wrote Re ...