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AG candidates weigh in on Fourth Circuit decision on W.Va. transgender sports ban
CHARLESTON – One Republican candidate says the vote to determine West Virginia’s next attorney general is more important than ever following a federal appeals court ruling that rejected the transgender student athlete ban.
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Warner says W.Va. will not accept voter registrations collected by Biden administration
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner says the Biden administration is trying to take over states’ voter registration processes.
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Warner accuses Morrisey 'playing carnival barker' with Biden press release
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner has called out Patrick Morrisey, saying the attorney general and gubernatorial candidate should "focus on the needs of West Virginians" and let "voters take care of" President Joe Biden in November.
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Bailey campaign pulls in more than $150K at kickoff fundraiser
CHARLESTON – Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey’s re-election campaign brought in more than $150,000 at its kickoff fundraising event.
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Blankenship running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat
CHARLESTON – Don Blankenship is running for the U.S. Senate.
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Stuart officially enters state Attorney General race
CHARLESTON – Former U.S. Attorney and state Senator Mike Stuart filed paperwork January 23 to run for West Virginia Attorney General at the state Capitol.
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Most incumbents seek re-election to Circuit Court seats
CHARLESTON – Many incumbent circuit court judges from across West Virginia have filed paperwork to retain their seats.
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Toriseva seeks Democratic nomination for state Attorney General
CHARLESTON – A Democrat has jumped into the West Virginia Attorney General race. Wheeling attorney Teresa Toriseva announced her candidacy January 23.
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McCuskey files paperwork to enter Attorney General race
CLARKSBURG – J.B. McCuskey has filed paperwork to run for West Virginia Attorney General.
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Morrisey files gubernatorial paperwork; Elliott seeks U.S. Senate seat
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey officially filed paperwork to run for governor in May’s primary election.
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Bailey to seek re-election for Kanawha Circuit Court seat
CHARLESTON – Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey has filed pre-candidacy papers to seek re-election. Bailey filed the paperwork November 28 with the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office.
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Weld drops out of AG race, will seek state Senate re-election
CHARLESTON – State Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld has dropped out of the 2024 race for West Virginia Attorney General.
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Stuart calls out McCuskey for "substantial contributions' from trial attorneys
CHARLESTON – One Republican candidate for state attorney general is calling out another for “substantial contributions” by personal injury attorneys.
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AG seeks to intervene in lawsuit to remove Trump from W.Va. ballots
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has asked to intervene in a federal lawsuit that seeks to keep former President Donald J. Trump off the ballot for the 2024 West Virginia Primary and General elections.
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Fellow GOP candidate seeks to keep Trump off W.Va. ballot
CHARLESTON – A Texas man has filed a federal lawsuit to try to keep former President Donald J. Trump from appearing on the 2024 presidential election ballot in West Virginia.
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Deem files for Kanawha Circuit Court seat currently held by Bailey
Ashley Deem, who currently is the deputy clerk for the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals, filed September 8 to run in the nonpartisan race for the seat currently occupied by Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey.
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W.Va. Coal Association endorses candidates for '24 primaries
CHARLESTON – It’s Labor Day weekend, and things are starting to heat up for the 2024 primary.
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McCuskey exits governor's race, now running for AG
CHARLESTON – State Auditor J.B. McCuskey has dropped out of the race to be West Virginia’s next governor. Now, he plans to run for state Attorney General.
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Chamber poll shows close GOP races for governor, attorney general
CHARLESTON – A new poll by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce shows tight races in the 2024 Republican primary election for governor and attorney general.
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Pushkin: Justice shouldn't run for Senate if he can't pay retiree benefits
CHARLESTON — The chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party criticized Gov. Jim Justice for his family's failure to pay healthcare premiums for retirees.