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Settlement reached in lawsuit over chemical spill into West Virginia creek
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A $500,000 settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over truck crash that sent a chemical into a West Virginia creek, according to a published report. The Kanawha County Commission will get half of that and will decide how to spend it in future meetings,...
LGBTQ+ rights group sues over Iowa law banning school library books, gender identity discussion
Several families are suing to stop Iowa's new law that bans books from school libraries, forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues and forces educators in some cases to out the gender identity of students to their parents. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Lambda Legal...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. November 24, 2023. Editorial: Senior nutrition program needs better controls Auditor’s report found too little oversight. A legislative audit has once again found significant deficiencies in a statewide program. This time it...
Family of Los Angeles deputy killed in ambush shooting plans to sue county over forced overtime
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The parents of a Los Angeles County deputy who was shot and killed while sitting in his patrol car plan to file a lawsuit accusing the sheriff's department and county leaders of putting law enforcement officers at risk by making them work excessive overtime because of severe...
Judge dismisses liberal watchdog's claims that Wisconsin impeachment panel violated open meeting law
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge dismissed on Tuesday a liberal watchdog group's claims that a panel researching the possible impeachment of a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice violated the state's open meeting laws. Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington wrote in his ruling that...
Texas women who could not get abortions despite health risks take challenge to state's Supreme Court
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday scrutinized efforts to clarify exceptions to the state's abortion ban, which a growing number of women say forced them to continue pregnancies despite serious risks to their health. The Texas lawsuit is among the biggest...
Documents of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and lieutenant governor subpoenaed in lawsuit over bribery scheme
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's governor and lieutenant governor have been drawn into a FirstEnergy Corp. investors lawsuit connected to the $60 million bribery scheme concocted by the Akron-based energy giant and a now-incarcerated House speaker. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine received...
Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg says vintage car restorer stole $125,000 from him
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen's drummer, Max Weinberg, is suing the owners of a Florida car restoration company, saying they stole $125,000 by falsely promising him a like-new 1957 Mercedes-Benz and then using his money for personal expenses. Weinberg is seeking...
Banker involved in big loans to Trump's company testifies for his defense in civil fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) — When Deutsche Bank loaned Donald Trump's company hundreds of millions lawyers of dollars, the bank always followed its own guidelines that include checking out information that would-be borrowers provide, an executive testified Tuesday at the former president's civil fraud trial....
Embattled Oregon school district in court after parents accuse it of violating public meetings law
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon school district that sparked controversy in 2021 over a decision to ban diversity symbols was in court Tuesday after parents sued it for allegedly violating public meetings law. The trial, which opened in Yamhill County, stems from a lawsuit filed in...
