Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

A lawsuit has been filed against the state, saying that a new law intended to prevent costly copper wire thefts will unintentionally shut down the state’s scrap metal industry if it goes into effect ...

Judge rules new copper wire theft law can take effect Jan. 1, despite lawsuit to block it A trade group representing scrap metal workers argues the law is unconstitutional and would shutter their ...

Rick Mark owns a scrap yard in Hugo and says business has gone down since January 1, when a law requiring copper recyclers to present scrap yards with a license to sell their material went into effect ...

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