State Government Category Archives: State Government

Majority of state wants intermediate appellate court, survey finds

CHARLESTON -– A majority of West Virginians support the idea of creating an intermediate appellate court in the state. In a survey released this week by Mark Blankenship Enterprises, 55 percent of those surveyed said they support the creation of … Read More »

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Tomblin, Thompson differ on special election

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Tomblin

CHARLESTON — Lobbing grenades from opposite ends of the state Capitol, two high-profile gubernatorial hopefuls have begun a war of words about whether the state should have a special election.
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Cooper still planning gubernatorial succession lawsuit

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Cooper

CHARLESTON –- A South Charleston attorney says he stilll plans to file a lawsuit to require a timely special election to fill the unexpired term for governor now that Gov. Joe Manchin has been elected to the U.S. Senate.
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Thompson says he’ll be on gubernatorial ballot

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Thompson

CHARLESTON — Whenever the election to become West Virginia’s next governor takes place, House Speaker Rick Thompson’s name will be on the ballot.
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Who will be West Virginia’s next governor? And when?

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Tomblin

CHARLESTON -– Joe Manchin hasn’t moved out of the governor’s mansion yet, and Earl Ray Tomblin hasn’t take over gubernatorial duties. But talk of who will be West Virginia’s next governor already has begun.
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