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Everyone seems to have an opinion about Manchin's Build Back Better decision
CHARLESTON – Lawmakers, politicians, community leaders and interested groups – locally and nationally – are throwing their two cents in regarding Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision not to support the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act.
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Manchin defends his stance against Biden's Build Back Better plan
WASHINGTON – A day after declaring he can’t support President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation, Sen. Joe Manchin continued to defend his stance.
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Manchin says he can't support Build Back Better Act, draws fire from Biden
WASHINGTON – Sen. Joe Manchin says he can’t support the Biden administration’s “massive” Build Back Better legislation, drawing ire from President Biden and other Democrats.
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Manchin has 'productive' talk with Biden about rising inflation, soaring Build Back Better cost estimates
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is continuing his efforts to get U.S. Senator Joe Manchin on board with his Build Back Better legislation.
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Eyes turn to Manchin again as reports show inflation, Biden agenda costs both increasing
WASHINGTON – Two new government reports on rising inflation and the cost of the Biden administration’s legislative agenda has political observers looking squarely at U.S. Senator Joe Manchin.
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Drug distributors say state MLP isn't giving them a fair shake in public nuisance cases
CHARLESTON – The nation’s three largest drug distributors has filed a petition with the state Supreme Court questioning whether the state Mass Litigation Panel exceeded its authority by grouping more than 60 public nuisances opioid claims into one statewide complaint.
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For first time ever, West Virginia isn't on annual Judicial Hellholes list
WASHINGTON – For the first time since the Judicial Hellholes report began, West Virginia is not on the annual list or even the accompanying Watch List.
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Inflation – Manchin's litmus test for spending bill – will be around longer than expected
WASHINGTON – Sen. Joe Manchin always said inflation would be his guide in deciding on the massive Build Back Better bill. Now, a new report on inflation says it will stay with us for much longer than anticipated, further calling into question by some the addition of trillions more in federal spending.
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Louisiana court grants injunction to group seeking to stop additional federal vaccine mandates
CHARLESTON – A federal court in Louisiana has granted a preliminary injunction to a 12-state coalition that was seeking to stop additional vaccine mandates proposed by the Biden Administration.
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Four lawsuits blame feds, drug companies for babies being born addicted to opioids
CHARLESTON — Four lawsuits have been filed against the federal government and several pharmaceutical companies alleging they are at fault for children born addicted to opioids.
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Bellwether jury wants pharmacies to pay for opioid mess; Walmart says trial was riddled with mistakes
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - A federal jury has found three of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains liable for causing a "public nuisance" by filling too many opioid prescriptions in two Ohio counties, reviving a legal theory that is pushing thousands of cases nationwide but was recently rejected in two other closely watched cases.
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Justice company ordered to pay $6.6 million to Glade Springs property owners
BECKLEY – A circuit judge has issued an order granting a $6.6 million summary judgment against one of Gov. Jim Justice’s family of companies.
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Morrisey, six other AGs ask appeals court to reject Biden vaccine mandate
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and six other attorneys general have filed file a petition before the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for private sector employees.
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Former Trump adviser wants settlement enforced, seeks to have ex-husband's attorney removed as trustee
WHEELING – A former adviser to President Donald Trump is asking a circuit judge to enforce a settlement agreement in a civil lawsuit about the division of assets related to her divorce, and she wants the judge to also remove her ex-husband’s attorney as a trustee.
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WVEA seeks injunction to stop Putnam County Schools' COVID-19 policy
WINFIELD – The state’s largest teachers union is seeking an injunction to end Putnam County Schools’ COVID-19 policy.
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Judge sides with Parkersburg firefighters in case involving two pay issues
PARKERSBURG – A Wood County judge has granted summary judgment to members of the Parkersburg Fire Department in a case involving two pay issues.
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Parkersburg family sues Wood County school board over mask mandate
PARKERSBURG – A couple has filed a lawsuit against the Wood County Board of Education challenging its school mask mandate.
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Legal expert: Employers have right to require vaccinations and can fire unvaxxed workers
CHARLESTON – The apparent firing of a popular television anchor for allegedly refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine has sparked social media discussion about an employer’s right to mandate the vaccine.
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W.Va. Chamber backs federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
CHARLESTON – The president of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce says his group supports the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Fourth lawsuit filed over abuse by Horace Mann special education teacher, aides
CHARLESTON — The mother of a fourth child has filed a lawsuit against Kanawha County Board of Education alleging a special needs child was abused at Horace Mann Middle School.