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Statewide Camping Ban Advances As Morgantown Prepares To Vote On Local Ban

The results of an April 29 vote on a local camping ordinance in Morgantown could be superseded by a statewide camping ban making its way through the state legislature.

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Government Chris Schulz,

Petition To Repeal Morgantown Camping Ban Certified Insufficient

The city clerk of Morgantown has certified that a petition submitted by citizens for a referendum on the city’s recent camping ban ordinance is insufficient...

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Opponents Gather Signatures To Repeal Morgantown Camping Ban 

According to the Morgantown City bylaws, an ordinance can be repealed if 10 percent of the city’s registered voters - around 1,300 people - sign a formal petition and opponents of the city's camping ban have been gathering hundreds of signatures ever since.

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Government Emily Rice,

Inmate Dies In W.Va. Custody

Just days after the protesters marched into the state Capitol to hand deliver a petition to Gov. Jim Justice, family members of William Samples identified him as the latest death of an incarcerated individual in West Virginia jails.

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