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An attorney representing a Democratic group says West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office is “blatantly ignoring” a court order to turn over information regarding his communications with major drug companies. Kanawha Circuit Judge Carrie Webster had set a deadline for 5 p.m. Nov. 5 for Morrisey’s office to turn over documents between Morrisey’s office and lawyers representing drug companies named in various lawsuits regarding the companies’ role in the state’s opioid epidemic. Earlier on Nov. 5, Webster had set the 5 p.m. deadline for the office to turn over the documents. That followed a recommendation of Douglas Adkins, who was appointed to mediate the matter filed by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Morrisey’s office asked for a 72-hour delay, but Webster refused that saying it was important for voters to have the information before the Nov. 6 election.
West Virginia Record
New Hampshire Rep. Neal Kurk isn't seeking another term in Concord, but New Hampshire voters gave him a farewell gift this year. They overwhelmingly approved Question 2 on the November ballot, which aims to protect Granite State residents' privacy rights. The measure amends the state constitution to say: "An individual's right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural, essential and inherent." The goal is to ensure that governments get permission before snooping through citizens’ private social media accounts, internet search histories, emails and text messages. But state Rep. Timothy Smith, a Democrat who declined to reveal how he voted in the House's anonymous vote to pass the amendment, said many of his fellow lawmakers were afraid to oppose it for fear of appearing anti-privacy, and because they didn't expect it to pass. He had "serious reservations" about how it's written.
Governing
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