The VPR Saturday Special
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State of the Re:Union: Appalachia

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This week, State of the Re:Union travels through Appalachia. We’ll learn about mountain-top-removal mining through the miners and communities of West Virginia. In Kentucky, we hear a local radio DJ who’s gone from bluegrass and blues to Blackalicious, with an unexpected key audience.
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House debates drug ‘data mining’ law

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Last year, the Legislature passed a law that limited the amount of information marketers could get on the drugs that doctors prescribe. But a lawsuit was filed over whether the action was also a limitation on free speech. On Tuesday, the House debated whether to repeal the law altogether or to delay it.