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Jenkins won't rule out running for another position in the future
CHARLESTON — Evan Jenkins might have resigned from the state Supreme Court, but don’t be surprised to see him on an election ballot sometime soon. -
State financial officers oppose key Biden nominee to Federal Reserve
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s Riley Moore is just one of several state treasurers and financial officers opposed to President Joe Biden’s nominee for a key position with the Federal Reserve. -
Babydog's backside backfires
P.T. Barnum had the famous circus dwarf “General Tom Thumb.” West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has Babydog, the family’s English bulldog. -
Manchin calls Biden's Build Back Better legislation 'dead'
WASHINGTON — If there wasn’t already a divide between U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and President Joe Biden, there surely is now. -
Toriseva files to run for House of Delegates in Ohio County
WHEELING – Wheeling attorney Teresa Toriseva has filed to run for a seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates. -
Chief Justice Hutchison Gives Update on Intermediate Court of Appeals Planning During Budget Presentations
Chief Justice Hutchison Gives Update on Intermediate Court of Appeals Planning During Budget Presentations. -
Manchin and Sinema refuse to budge on filibuster rules, block voting rights bill
WASHINGTON – Joe Manchin didn’t budge. West Virginia’s Democratic U.S. Senator, along with Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema, refused to allow the Senate to filibuster rules on key voting right legislation Wednesday night. -
Kelly goes against fellow Arizona senator to support filibuster changes
WASHINGTON – After essentially being forced to play his hand, U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) says he supports abolishing the filibuster to require a simple majority to try to pass voting rights legislation. -
Keep the filibuster
Eliminating the filibuster would plunge the Senate, and thus governance, deeper into the mire of tribal politics. All desire for bipartisanship would be lost. The only motivation for each party would be to secure enough seats in the next election to have a majority. -
Capito is confident Manchin will 'stay true' and resist filibuster changes
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito says she thinks Joe Manchin will stay true to his words about the Senate filibuster rule. -
Morrisey blames Biden administration for state's high gas prices
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is pointing the finger at the Biden administration as the partial cause for the state's high gas prices. -
Attorney General Morrisey Advocated for West Virginia in an Eventful 2021
Attorney General Morrisey Advocated for West Virginia in an Eventful 2021. -
Manchin holds firm on filibuster support as Biden pushes for changes
WASHINGTON – With a key U.S. Senate vote less than a week away, Sen. Joe Manchin is ramping up his public support of maintaining the Senate’s filibuster rules. -
Manchin is protecting West Virginia values, conservative leader says
WASHINGTON – Sen. Joe Manchin refusal to change the Senate filibuster rules and his concerns about the Build Back Better plan “is being very protective of the West Virginia perspective,” according to a conservative former attorney general of Virginia. -
Capito critical of Schumer's planned 'nuclear option' vote, Manchin seems to agree
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito chastised Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote to use the so-called “nuclear option” to change the Senate’s filibuster rules. Meanwhile, West Virginia's other senator remains in the spotlight as he still seems to be opposed to such a change as well. -
Supreme Court Welcomes Intermediate Court of Appeals Appointees
Supreme Court Welcomes Intermediate Court of Appeals Appointees. -
Gov. Justice makes history; announces first-ever appointments to WV Intermediate Court of Appeals
Gov. Justice makes history; announces first-ever appointments to WV Intermediate Court of Appeals. -
State leaders praise appointments to new intermediate appellate court
CHARLESTON – Leaders from across West Virginia are praising the three appointees to the state’s new Intermediate Court of Appeals. -
Greear looks forward to taking office on new appellate court
CHARLESTON — Dan Greear is looking forward to taking office as one of the first three judges on West Virginia's Intermediate Court of Appeals later this year after his appointment was announced early Tuesday. -
Nickerson, Greear and Scarr appointed to new intermediate appellate court
CHARLESTON – The first judges for the state’s new intermediate appellate court have been selected.