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2008-16 WV law on freedom of information Court restricted what local agencies may charge for copies WV law on lobbying state officials (including grass roots efforts spending over $200/month of $500/quarter) Ethics Commission instructions National analysis. They say that reporting contributions over $25 to grassroots campaigns chills contributors, and that draconian rules on organized grassroots efforts imply "that grassroots campaigns are legitimate only if they are unsophisticated and amateurish...'You have the right to petition, just as long as you're not too effective at it.'" WV law on
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