State Government Category Archives: State Government

Judiciary committees get to work on circuit, family court plans

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Kessler

CHARLESTON – Leaders of the judiciary committees at the West Virginia Capitol have split the work of choosing the right number of judges for the state’s courts.
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McGraw reaches temporary agreement with IGIA

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McGraw

CHARLESTON – Almost a month after filing suit, State Attorney General Darrell McGraw reached a temporary agreement IGIA, Inc., that provides the company will cease doing business in the state.
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McGraw to run for AG again in 2008

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McGraw

CHARLESTON –Darrell McGraw will try to keep his seat as West Virginia’s attorney general for another four years.
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Group lists McGraw among nation’s worst AGs

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McGraw

CHARLESTON — State Attorney General Darrell McGraw has been singled out in a Competitive Enterprise Institute report ranking the nation’s worst AGs.
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AG’s office helps consumers with credit reports

CHARLESTON — Attorney General Darrell McGraw’s office has been driving a Credit Car around the state helping consumers obtain free copies of their credit reports.
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Bills would rein in McGraw’s office

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Lane

CHARLESTON – Three bills introduced in the House of Delegates take direct aim at Attorney General Darrell McGraw’s office over its use of outside counsel and its disbursement of settlement monies.
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Family court judges need help, report finds

CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s overworked family court judges need help – about $5 million worth of help.
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McGraw announces W. Va. portion of tobacco settlement

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McGraw

CHARLESTON – State Attorney General Darrell McGraw recently announced that the state will receive approximately $500,000 of a multi-state $55.4 million settlement with House of Prince A/S, a member of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.
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Manchin silent on tort reform

CHARLESTON — The leader of state Chamber of Commerce is quite happy with what he heard in Gov. Joe Manchin’s State of the State address.
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AG’s appeal in Warrick trial rejected by Supreme Court

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McGraw

CHARLESTON – An appeal by state Attorney General Darrell McGraw’s office for a new trial in a drug company case was rejected Wednesday by the state Supreme Court.
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McGraw reminds consumers to grab a piece of settlement

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McGraw

CHARLESTON – State Attorney General Darrell McGraw on Tuesday reminded small businesses and consumers that they can still submit claims against YP Corp., a company with which McGraw and 33 other attorneys general recently settled.
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Leaders discuss legislative agendas

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Roberts

CHARLESTON – With the 2007 session just days away, groups with an eye on legal reform issues are talking about what they’d like to see done by the state Legislature.
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