Judge removes state from Woodworth prosecution
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A northwest Missouri judge on Wednesday barred the state Attorney General's Office from prosecuting for a third time a Chillicothe man convicted of fatally shooting a neighbor...
View ArticleAttorney general to weigh in on budget battle
LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) - Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks has asked the state Attorney General's Office to weigh in on his ongoing feud with the Parish Council over the parish's 2014 budget. The...
View ArticleSanta Fe college accused of breaking meeting law
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Two current and former members of the Santa Fe Community College board contend that three other board members violated the state's open meetings law. The Santa Fe New Mexican...
View ArticleIdaho agencies refuse to discuss CCA settlement
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's settlement with private prison company Corrections Corporation of America releases the company from all civil liability connected to the understaffing at the prison south...
View ArticleCounty attorney told to rebuild public trust
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Missoula County commissioners told County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg he needs to work to rebuild the public's trust in his office after a U.S. Department of Justice report...
View ArticleMexico: Pimp held kids to force moms to prostitute
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican prosecutors said Tuesday they have freed two children held by pimps who used their hold over the young girls to force their mothers into prostitution in the United States....
View ArticleJudge: AC councilman suit against NJ can proceed
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A Superior Court judge is allowing a lawsuit by an Atlantic City councilman alleging malicious prosecution by the state Attorney General's Office to move forward - again....
View ArticleEx-officials: End of corruption case outrageous
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - A legislator and a former official of a southern New Mexico regional housing authority say they're disappointed that a criminal case stemming from allegations of mismanagement...
View ArticleKarl Racine, D.C. attorney general, opposes proposed Pepco-Exelon merger
Electricity customers in the District would fare better without the proposed merger between utility companies Pepco and Exelon than they would with it, according to the D.C. Office of the Attorney...
View ArticleBevin, Beshear reignite political feud
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's two most powerful politicians lasted two weeks without insulting each other, a streak that ended Friday with a harshly worded news release and a preemptive news...
View ArticleProsecutor: State can't investigate all voter fraud claims
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - As President Donald Trump continues to spout unverified claims of illegal voting in New Hampshire, some Republican lawmakers are alleging the Attorney General's Office isn't doing...
View ArticleNew Mexico health care provider settles in fraud case
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - One of New Mexico's major health care providers has settled a secret court case that stemmed from allegations the company cheated the state's Medicaid program out of $300...
View ArticleAG: N. Idaho sheriff's office cleared in corruption charge
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - The Attorney General's Office says a northern Idaho sheriff's office did not violate any laws when it concealed records to unsuccessfully hide an ongoing murder...
View ArticleWest Virginia student contest promote opioid abuse awareness
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Attorney General's office is sponsoring a contest among schoolchildren to promote awareness of prescription painkiller abuse.Attorney General Patrick Morrisey...
View ArticleStudent opioid abuse awareness contest deadline approaching
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Attorney General's office says a contest deadline is this week for schoolchildren to raise awareness of prescription painkiller abuse.Attorney General Patrick...
View ArticleSouth Carolina editorial roundup
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:___Oct. 2The Post and Courier of Charleston on the deadly prison riot in April:It's been more than five months since seven inmates were killed and 22...
View ArticleJudge removes state from Woodworth prosecution
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A northwest Missouri judge on Wednesday barred the state Attorney General's Office from prosecuting for a third time a Chillicothe man convicted of fatally shooting a neighbor...
View ArticleAttorney general to weigh in on budget battle
LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) - Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks has asked the state Attorney General's Office to weigh in on his ongoing feud with the Parish Council over the parish's 2014 budget. The...
View ArticleSanta Fe college accused of breaking meeting law
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Two current and former members of the Santa Fe Community College board contend that three other board members violated the state's open meetings law. The Santa Fe New Mexican...
View ArticleIdaho agencies refuse to discuss CCA settlement
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's settlement with private prison company Corrections Corporation of America releases the company from all civil liability connected to the understaffing at the prison south...
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