Steve Roberts CHARLESTON – The regular session of the state Legislature is over, and the "Sunshine Act" that would have provided more legislative control over the Attorney General's office died in committee. But the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce still is running television, radio and newspaper ads urging the public to let their legislators know they care about the issue.
AG Darrell McGraw CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is speaking out about advertisements calling for support for legislation that would require his office to bid out to contract private lawyers.
Attorney General Darrell McGraw CHARLESTON – A House of Delegates bill that would have tightened the belt on the state Attorney General office's contracts with outside attorneys died on the Rules Committee table, but some state leaders say part of the language from the proposal could find new live amended to other legislation.
Darrell McGraw CHARLESTON – A state senator says he thinks debate over how Attorney General Darrell McGraw doles out money from his office will end up at the state Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the state Chamber of Commerce says McGraw's actions has cost the state up to $40 million.
H. Skip Tarasuk CHARLESTON -- A Fairmont insurance executive who wants to project an "open for business" image for West Virginia, has been named chairman of the Board of Directors of BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Company.
CHARLESTON – Nearly 60 business and legal leaders participated in the first of two forums examining the future of West Virginia's legal and judicial reform efforts.