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W.Va. SC sides with circuit court in ruling over tax assessments

May 28, 2012 9:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek
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Ketchum

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last week agreed to set aside the decision of the state’s Office of Tax Appeals against a packaged foods company over tax assessments. Read More »

News, State Government, State Supreme Court

PAC, potential donors call W.Va. election laws ‘unconstitutional’

May 28, 2012 7:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek
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Tennant

BLUEFIELD – An independent political action committee and a group of potential donors are suing West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant and the state’s prosecuting attorneys, arguing that some of the state’s election laws and policies violate their First Amendment rights. Read More »

Federal Court, News, State Government

Former Lincoln commission candidate files suit over ballot stuffing

May 21, 2012 9:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek
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Harless

CHARLESTON – A former Lincoln County Commission candidate has filed a lawsuit in federal court for at least $57,000 in attorney’s fees and expenses, plus compensatory and punitive damages, saying the 2010 primary election was “contaminated.” Read More »

Federal Court, News, State Government