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W.Va. leaders hail withdrawal of EPA Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration is abandoning the Clean Power Plan which was supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -
Morrisey raises nearly $700K for Senate campaign in third quarter
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s campaign for U.S. Senate raised nearly $700,000 in the third quarter of 2017. -
Jenkins: Schumer 'not welcome here in West Virginia'
CHARLESTON –U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is coming to West Virginia next month for a Democratic fundraiser. -
Justice files dissenting opinion in right-to-work case
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Robin Jean Davis has issued a dissenting opinion in the state’s right-to-work case filed by Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. -
Bannon seems to be firmly seated on the Morrisey train
CHARLESTON – Former White House adviser Steve Bannon seemingly is throwing his support behind West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s 2018 U.S. Senate campaign. -
Manchin critical of W.Va. House delegation for MSHA funding vote
CHARLESTON – Sen. Joe Manchin recently criticized West Virginia’s three Republican congressmen for voting against additional funding for the Mine Safety and Health Administration. -
Citizens United endorses Morrisey in U.S. Senate race
CHARLESTON – The Citizens United Political Victory Fund has endorsed West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey in the 2018 race for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Democratic Senator Joe Manchin. -
State Supreme Court vacates pro-union injunction in right to work case
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has dissolved a preliminary injunction that favored labor unions regarding West Virginia’s right to work legislation, clearing the way for it to become law. -
At 45th, West Virginia inches up rankings for state legal climates
WASHINGTON – For the first time, West Virginia doesn’t rank 49th or 50th in a national survey ranking states’ legal climates. The Mountain State comes in at 45th in the survey released Sept. 12 by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. In the 10 previous surveys that span 15 year, West Virginia either ranked 49th or 50th. It was 50th in the last six surveys, dating back to 2006 (also 2015, 2012, 2010, 2008 and 2007). -
Morrisey, Jenkins both praise Trump's decision to rescind DACA
CHARLESTON – Two Republicans vying for a U.S. Senate seat both praise President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind an immigration policy from the Obama Administration. -
Poll suggests Manchin holds edge over Jenkins, Morrisey in U.S. Senate race
CHARLESTON – A new poll shows incumbent Joe Manchin with an edge over the two top Republican challengers for the 2018 U.S. Senate race. -
McCuskey to serve as chairman for Jenkins' Senate campaign
HUNTINGTON — West Virginia state Auditor JB McCuskey will serve as campaign chairman for Evan Jenkins’ campaign for U.S. Senate. -
Vice President Pence to speak at W.Va. Chamber meeting
CHARLESTON – Vice President Mike Pence will speak later this month at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce's 81st Annual Meeting and Business Summit. -
Local officials right to seek recovery of lost tax dollars
MARTINSBURG – According to the Centers for Disease Control, opioid overdose deaths in 2015 killed West Virginians at the rate of 41.5 per 100,000 residents. Lost lives. Shattered families. An estimated millions of dollars in state, county and municipal debt thanks to the highest overdose rate in the country – one that’s three times the national average. -
Manchin says he 'doesn't give a sh-t' about Morrisey's demand
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has asked U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin to resign from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s leadership team. Manchin’s response was blunt. -
Justice switches back to GOP; leaders from both sides react
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice says the Democratic Party left him, not the other way around. During an Aug. 3 rally in Huntington for President Donald Trump, Justice announced he was planning to switch back to the Republican Party a little over six months after he took office. -
Jenkins, Morrisey launch attacks as Trump visits West Virginia again
CHARLESTON – As President Donald Trump makes his second visit to the Mountain State in two weeks, two Republicans fighting for a U.S. Senate seat are taking the opportunity to take jabs at each other. -
Blaming Republicans for 80 years of Democratic folly
Republicans in the majority in our state legislature are solely responsible for all of West Virginia's economic problems. So says Democratic Gov. Jim Justice. -
Morrisey pulling in endorsements after announcing Senate run
HARPERS FERRY – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's U.S. Senate campaign has been endorsed by a grassroots conservative organization. -
Jenkins critical of Morrisey's NETL comments; Morrisey calls it 'desperate'
CHARLESTON – Evan Jenkins’ campaign for U.S. Senate is criticizing West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey for comments he made about the coal industry in a recent newspaper interview.