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  • April 30, 2026

    5 States Join Bid To Block $6.2B Nexstar-Tegna Merger

    Five states on Thursday joined a coalition of others who sued to challenge Nexstar Media Group Inc.'s then-proposed $6.2 billion merger with Tegna Inc., alleging in an amended antitrust complaint that the currently frozen deal will eliminate consumers' choices for local news and diminish diversity in news coverage.

  • April 30, 2026

    Wash. Tribes Beat Big Oil's Bid To Dismiss Climate Suits

    A Washington state judge refused on Wednesday to dismiss two Native American tribes' lawsuits accusing ExxonMobil, Chevron and other major oil companies of concealing climate change risks related to fossil fuels, rejecting the companies' arguments that federal law blocks the tribes' claims.

  • April 30, 2026

    Wash. Justices Split Asbestos Claims Against Insulation Biz

    The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday said the estate of an oil refinery maintenance worker cannot bring certain construction-related claims against an insulation company over his asbestos exposure, yet it can still bring claims over the company's role as a seller of asbestos-containing products.

  • April 30, 2026

    Gov't Pauses Medicaid Data Use For ICE Amid Injunction Fight

    The Trump administration agreed at a hearing Thursday to temporarily halt the use of 22 states' Medicaid data for immigration enforcement purposes until a San Francisco federal judge clarifies the boundaries of an injunction that the largely Democratic-controlled states had accused the government of flouting.

  • April 30, 2026

    Delta Flyer Says She Was Injured In Fire Evacuation In Seattle

    A 61-year-old passenger of a Delta Air Lines flight was injured when an electrical fire forced an airplane evacuation at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, according to a suit filed Thursday in Washington state court.

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