MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 8 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Seeks Court Approval for Settlement With Ascend, Citron, and Mayne Pharma Over Conspiracy to Inflate Generic Drug Prices * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artif more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48448) on Sept. 15, 2026, entitled "Gender and School Sports: Federal Action and Legal Challenges to State Laws" by legislative attorneys Madeline W. Donley and Jared P. Cole: * * * SUMMARY Policymakers have debated how schools should respond when transgender students (students who are assigned one sex at birth but identify with the opposite sex) seek to use facilities or participate in school activities consistent with their gender identiti more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48448) on Sept. 15, 2026, entitled "Gender and School Sports - Federal Action and Legal Challenges to State Laws:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * West Virginia v. B.P.J. In B.P.J., the Supreme Court ruled that state laws determining eligibility for girls' and women's athletics according to biological sex did not violate Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause./123 The decision consolidated the appeal from the Fourth Circuit in B.P.J. a more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 10 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Announces Plan to Preserve Historic Trees at Former Clements State Tree Nursery * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today issued the following statement regarding the preservation of chestnut and chinquapin trees at the former Clements State Tree Nursery in Mason County. I recognize the historical and ecological importance of chestnut and chinquapin trees at the former Clements State Tree Nursery and  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Issues Statement on Kanawha County Mine Fatality * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement following the tragic death of Travis Price, 44, at the American Eagle Mine in Kanawha County Thursday evening. Denise and I are heartbroken to learn of the tragic loss of Travis Price, a coal miner who lost his life at the American Eagle Mine in Kanawha County. We extend our deepest condo more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Joins Federal Partners to Launch NEST Program in West Virginia * MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today joined Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Tom Engels at WVU Medicine Golisano Children's to launch the national expansion of the Newborn Essentials Support Toolkit (NEST) Program, with West Virginia becoming the first state to receive kits as part of the expansion. The  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Abuse Doesn't Stop at the State Line. Neither Will We. * This week, October 5 through 9, is Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week. This week is a reminder to us that the misuse of our courts continues to impact small businesses and consumers throughout the state. As Attorney General, I have seen that some of the most consequential abuses of the legal system occur in America and in other state capitals. For too long,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10837) by legislative attorney Jimmy Balser: * * * Ranked-Choice Voting: Legal Challenges and Considerations for Congress Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is an alternative voting system that allows voters to rank multiple candidates on a ballot in order of preference. RCV has been adopted in nearly 50 jurisdictions across the United States, including for statewide and federal elections in Maine, Alaska, and Washington, D.C. M more PR