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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

WV: LGBTQIA+ Issues

The civil rights group Fairness West Virginia is urging lawmakers to pass the Fairness Act for LGBTQ protections in the state. (Fairness West Virginia)
WV Groups Back Bill Providing LGBTQ Legal Protections

CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- LGBTQ groups in West Virginia are fighting to pass the Fairness Act in this year's legislative session. The bill ensures that …

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The Center for American Progress says many LGBT detainees in ICE custody are asylum seekers, and shouldn't be kept in detention while awaiting immigration hearings. (DHS/Wikipedia)
Sexual Assault 100 Times More Likely For LGBT Migrants In ICE Custody

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New data shows lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender immigrants are 97 times more likely to face sexual assault in federal …

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President Donald Trump's executive order in May 2017 instructed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to “issue guidance interpreting religious liberty protections in Federal law.” (Pixabay)
Religious Liberty for Some?

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- New guidelines from the Trump administration that claim to protect religious freedoms may actually infringe on more freedoms …

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With the West Virginia Legislature having long refused to pass an LGBT nondiscrimination law, the fight for those protections has moved to city and town councils. (Dan Heyman)
Referendum Provision Draws Fire From Equality Advocates

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fairness West Virginia says a troubling referendum provision in complex home-rule legislation could be used to overturn …

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Angry with the direction of the legislative session, many West Virginians say they are organizing to have their voices heard during the next election. (Dan Heyman)
West Virginians Frustrated With Legislature

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Some West Virginians are expressing anger with legislators for not doing more to create jobs or close a big deficit, instead …

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PHOTO: Clerks at the Cabell County Courthouse in Huntington and elsewhere throughout the Mountain State will soon be obliged to issue licenses for same-sex marriages, following Monday's U.S. Supreme Court decision. Photo credit: OZinOH/Flickr.
Same-Sex Marriage in Mountain State Could Happen in Days

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - According to legal observers, legally recognized same-sex marriages could be underway in West Virginia within a matter of days…

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PHOTO: Lennie Gerber, left, and her wife, Pearl, have been together for 48 years. They're among the plaintiffs in a suit challenging the Virginia ban on same-sex marriage. Photo courtesy of Lennie Gerber.
Pending Court Case Could Overturn WV Marriage Ban

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - When it comes to same-sex marriage in West Virginia, all eyes now are on a federal courtroom in Richmond, in old Virginia…

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Rallying for Immigration Reform – and Gay & Lesbian Couples’ Inclusion

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - As Washington, D.C., and state capitols around the country were flooded with immigration reform advocates Wednesday, some made …

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The Wheeling YWCA operates the Madden House shelter. They can be reached at 1-800-698-1247 or 304-232-2748. The national domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE.
Another Kind of 'Fiscal Cliff' for Domestic Violence Shelters

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - It isn't part of the big budget negotiations, but people working with battered women are worried that the partisan divide in …

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Violence Against Women Act Stalls

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The Violence Against Women Act has been renewed twice with bipartisan support since 1994, but this year's reauthorization has …

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NOW Calls on Clear Channel to Pull Plug on Limbaugh

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The National Organization for Women (NOW) has stepped into the Rush Limbaugh controversy, calling on Clear Channel to "pull the …

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Study: Girls and Boys Who Act Like the Opposite Sex at Risk of Abuse

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Boys who act like girls and girls who act like boys are at risk of abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a new …

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