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Gov. Justice appoints Charles Lorensen to West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals
Gov. Justice appoints Charles Lorensen to West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals. -
Governor appoints Lorensen to Intermediate Court of Appeals
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Charles O. Lorensen to the new Intermediate Court of Appeals to fill the seat left by the resignation of Donald Nickerson. -
2022 West Virginia Legislative Session Bill Summaries
2022 West Virginia Legislative Session Bill Summaries. -
County officials preparing for May 10 primary election
West Virginia's 2020 election turnout rate was the second-highest in state history. An independent study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology placed voters’ confidence in West Virginia's election results in the top 10 nationwide. -
Nine apply for Supreme Court seat left vacant by Jenkins
CHARLESTON – Nine people have applied for the vacancy on the state Supreme Court left by last month’s resignation of former Justice Evan Jenkins. -
Manchin's opposition dooms key Biden pick for Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON – Senator Joe Manchin says he will oppose the nomination of one of President Biden’s key Federal Reserve Board picks. -
Senate passes bill to allow judicial appointments to serve a bit longer
CHARLESTON – A bill that would allow judicial appointments made by the governor to stand for up to three years has passed and is headed to the governor’s desk. -
Manchin, Capito support bill to ban Russian oil imports
WASHINGTON – More than 600,000 barrels of Russian oil are bought in America every day, and some lawmakers are pushing to Biden administration to make that stop. -
State Supreme Court grants stay to lift injunction on charter school law
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted a stay that will lift a temporary injunction on the state's charter school law. -
West Virginia should restore freedom to vote to those with past convictions
West Virginia lawmakers have the chance to deliver on something that voters all across our state can get behind, and when such an opportunity would restore the freedom to vote for thousands of West Virginians, that's a chance we can't afford to miss. -
House passes bill to change rules for state judicial appointments
CHARLESTON – A bill that would change the rules for state judicial appointments, including a current Supreme Court vacancy, has passed the House of Delegates and headed to the state Senate. -
Capito: Raskin Should not be confirmed to Fed
WASHINGTON – Many West Virginians suffered greatly — and unfairly — from a regulatory and cultural war on coal over the last 15 years. However, despite this war on coal, West Virginians have done as we always done and displayed a tremendous amount of resiliency. -
Attorney General Morrisey Reaches Major Opioid Agreement with Representatives of Cities and Counties
Attorney General Morrisey Reaches Major Opioid Agreement with Representatives of Cities and Counties. -
Capito says Biden nominee 'would be a disaster at the Federal Reserve'
WASHINGTON – Add U.S. Shelley Moore Capito to the list of officials opposed to one of President Joe Biden’s key Federal Reserve nominees. -
Morrisey unveils agreement with cities, counties about opioid funds
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has reached an agreement with many county and city governments about how money from future opioid settlements and verdicts will be dispersed. -
Sen. Capito wants you to share your broadband story
In order to meet the broadband needs of West Virginia and achieve our goal, I need to hear from you. -
Delegate files civil suit for 'racist, hateful' threats made against her
CHARLESTON – A member of the House of Delegates says a “violent, racist, hateful and intimidating” email and social media post aimed at her was the “modern-day digital equivalent of burning a cross in (her) front yard.” -
Manchin getting more frustrated about growing inflation numbers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Inflation numbers continue to increase, and so does Sen. Joe Manchin’s frustration about the issue. -
W.Va. representatives share 'serious concern' about Biden Fed nominee
WASHINGTON – All three West Virginia Republican representatives have joined a letter to President Joe Biden with other members of the House of Representatives expressing “serious concern” about his nominee for a key Federal Reserve position. -
Expert says Raskin's Fed confirmation could spell disaster for energy sector
SAN FRANCISCO – An economics expert says President Joe Biden’s nominee for a key Federal Reserve position could be disastrous for the energy sector and for West Virginia.