State Government Category Archives: State Government

Appointment of special assistant AGs terminated

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Darrell McGraw

CHARLESTON – The office of state Attorney General Darrell McGraw, Jr. has terminated the Jan. 27 appointments of Weirton attorneys M. Eric Frankovitch and Michael Simon as special assistant Attorneys General.
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Voting snafu has Kanawha official worried about lawsuits

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Kent Carper

CHARLESTON – When early voting for the May primary election began Wednesday, many West Virginia counties had to fall back to paper and optical scan ballots. The vendor chosen to supply new touch screen machines didn’t get the machines programmed in time. That snafu has Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper worried about potential lawsuits. Read More »

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AG’s $180,000 award to Tomblin’s wife’s college raises eyebrows

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Darrell McGraw

CHARLESTON – When a leader in state government gives money to the wife of another leader, eyebrows will rise. It happened March 29, when Attorney General Darrell McGraw awarded $180,000 to the nursing school of Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

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