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Entries for April 2016

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West Virginia Lawmakers Pass Voter ID AND Automatic Registration

Compromise isn't a dirty word when it comes to West Virginia election policy. Fact is, it's quite a useful and productive one.

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Status Quo Prevails in Significant Redistricting Case

In what has been described as the most important “one-person, one-vote” case since the U.S. Supreme Court adopted the principle more than 50 years ago, the courtheld that states may apportion state legislative districts based on total population. Local governments may do the same. 

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This issue of State Legislatures reports on the nationwide opioid epidemic, preventing teen pregnancies and protecting students' school data.

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Innovation Waivers: Can Your State Change the Health Law?

Beginning next January, a new state option, known as "1332 Waivers," within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will take effect.

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SCOTUS Ruling Requires Relook at State Asset Forfeiture Laws

Does your state criminal forfeiture statute allow the freezing of substitute assets? If so, it must now be rewritten to allow criminal defendants to use such assets to pay for an attorney of their choice.

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SCOTUS to Rule on EEOC's Failure to Meet Pre-lawsuit Obligations

Death and taxes are not the only things that are inevitable—so are employers looking bad in Supreme Court employment cases.

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