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Morrisey ad set for Coal Bowl; PAC runs ad for McGraw
Morrisey CHARLESTON - GOP challenger Patrick Morrisey will kick off his fall ad campaign with a radio spot that will begin airing Saturday, the day of the final Friends of Coal Bowl.
Report: DHHR lawyers might be suing agency
Fucillo CHARLESTON - Two of the state Department of Health and Human Resources' top lawyers might be suing the agency, according to a report earlier this week.
W.Va. SC grants McGraw's motion to intervene
McGraw CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has granted Attorney General Darrell McGraw's motion to intervene in a lawsuit over the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program.
W.Va. SC candidate calls McGraw's motion 'inappropriate'
Loughry CHARLESTON - West Virginia Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry is calling Attorney General Darrell McGraw's recent motion to intervene in a state Supreme Court case over West Virginia's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program "inappropriate."
Loughry: Motion to expedite 'inaccurate,' result of 'dawdling'
Loughry CHARLESTON - West Virginia Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry argues in a federal court filing that Charleston attorney Michael Callaghan's recent motion to expedite is "replete with inaccurate and unsupported" facts and the result of his own "dawdling."
Callaghan files motion to expedite in campaign financing suit
Callaghan CHARLESTON - Charleston attorney Michael Callaghan on Thursday filed a motion to expedite briefing in a federal lawsuit over West Virginia's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program.
No decisions made at hearing in federal campaign finance case
Goodwin CHARLESTON - A federal judge made no decisions at a hearing held this week in a lawsuit over the constitutionality of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program.
McGraw's critics say AG should follow N.H. AG's actions
McGraw CHARLESTON - Critics of West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw say the state's top lawyer should take heed, pointing to New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney's own appearance before a legislative council this week.
Conference in federal campaign finance case set for Tuesday
Goodwin CHARLESTON - A federal judge has scheduled a hearing in a lawsuit over the constitutionality of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program for Tuesday.
W.Va. SC denies Callaghan's motion to intervene
Callaghan CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has denied Charleston attorney Michael Callaghan's motion to intervene in a lawsuit over the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program.
SEC votes to take Fouty's name off November ballot
Fouty CHARLESTON - The State Election Commission has granted a request to replace former Kanawha County Magistrate Carol Fouty on the November ballot.
Loughry says W.Va. SC should deny motion to intervene
Loughry CHARLESTON - West Virginia Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry says the plaintiff in a federal case over the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program has "no constitutional rights" to intervene in a separate but related lawsuit filed in the state's high court.
Judicial hearing board recommends censure for Fouty
Fouty CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Judicial Hearing Board has recommended that the state Supreme Court of Appeals "publicly censure" former Kanawha County Magistrate Carol Fouty for violating the state Code of Judicial Conduct.
W.Va. SC sets arguments in campaign finance case
Loughry CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will hear arguments in a case over the constitutionality of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program next month.
Federal judge temporarily blocks W.Va. PAC contribution cap
Johnston BLUEFIELD - A federal judge has temporarily blocked West Virginia's $1,000-per-election cap on contributions to political action committees that act independently of candidates or parties.
Report: Legal battle over Purdue Pharma funds nearing end
McGraw CHARLESTON - A legal battle over West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's use of funds from a 2004 settlement with Purdue Pharma may soon be coming to a close.
W.Va. SC to make final decision on Fouty's settlement deal
Fouty CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Judicial Hearing Board on Wednesday began reviewing a settlement agreement for Kanawha County Magistrate Carol Fouty, who resigned late last week.
SEC declines to publicly discuss campaign financing case
Tennant CHARLESTON - Members of the State Election Commission went into a closed-door session Wednesday, declining to talk publicly about lawsuits filed against them over the constitutionality of the West Virginia Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program.
Three W.Va. SC justices won't hear public financing case
Davis CHARLESTON - Three West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals justices have recused themselves from a case over the constitutionality of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program.
Kanawha magistrate submits resignation to W.Va. SC
Fouty CHARLESTON - Kanawha County Magistrate Carol Fouty has resigned effective immediately.