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Paul Alan Levy writes in with a followup to the story about the West Virginia Tax Assessor who was trying to prevent a website from posting public tax maps, complaining that it would take away a source of revenue. Apparently, the tax assessor is rethinking this plan. While she hasn't yet dropped the lawsuit, she has withdrawn the request for an immediate injunction and the case has been put on hold while the tax assessor and her lawyers "study" the matter.

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