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Reporting from Just the News
Lawmakers, judges and privacy advocates have raised bipartisan concerns about the reliability, legality, and privacy of license reader cameras. It's not clear who has access, what specific restrictions may apply to the footage, along with other questions.
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Reporting from The Center Square
The Center Square – Thirty-three states received failing grades for their K-12 open enrollment policies, which govern students' ability to attend public schools other than those assigned to them based on where they live, according to a new report from the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court has upheld a $25.2 million judgment against U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, ruling he must personally cover unpaid collateral and overdue bond premiums owed by coal companies owned by him and his family.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(Legal Newsline) – A Northern Panhandle attorney was confronted by West Virginia Supreme Court justices about “significant errors, inaccuracies, misquotes” and “fabricated” syllabus points.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Twelve state financial officers sent a letter to the Department of Labor praising it for providing employers with necessary information to help manage and save on healthcare costs, while also committing to help the department enforce Trump’s proposed Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) rule.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from 22 states sent a letter to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission detailing how multiple ratings agencies such as Moody’s Corporation, Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings still push an ESG agenda, months after a group of state attorneys general called on them to explain ESG-driven downgrades.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(Legal Newsline) – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey has joined a 20-state letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio alerting the administration to a grave national security risk to the pharmaceutical supply chain actively being exploited by Chinese-sourced businesses.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(Legal Newsline) – An amendment on this fall’s ballot would ensure that only United States citizens can vote in West Virginia elections.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Department of Justice has appealed a federal judge’s dismissal of its lawsuit seeking West Virginia’s unredacted voter registration records, sending the dispute to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(Legal Newsline) – Two more civil lawsuits have been filed related to hidden cameras found at Brooke High School.
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