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Tomblin signs Marcellus Shale bill

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Tomblin

CHARLESTON – Eight days after the legislation was sent to his desk, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Thursday signed the Horizontal Well Act relating to Marcellus Shale.
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W.Va. remains third on ‘Hellhole’ list

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Joyce

WASHINGTON – Even with a couple of “well-reasoned” decisions by its state Supreme Court this year, West Virginia remains third on an annual list of Judicial Hellholes, according to a new report released Thursday. Read More »

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Lawmakers pass Marcellus Shale bill

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Tomblin

CHARLESTON -– Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin soon will sign legislation for new rules and fees for Marcellus Shale gas drilling in West Virginia.
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Half say it’s time for McGraw to go, survey says

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McGraw

CHARLESTON – Nearly half of registered voters surveyed think it’s time for someone other than Darrell McGraw to be West Virginia’s attorney general.
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