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Trump expected to sign resolution to end coal rule, McKinley's office says
WASHINGTON — The beginning of the end of the so-called "war on coal" began this week when both chambers of Congress approved resolutions to overturn the Obama-era Stream Protection Rule, the office of U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.V., announced Feb. 2. -
State GOP leaders urge confirmation of Gorsuch to U.S. Supreme Court
CHARLESTON – Several West Virginia Republican leaders have voiced their support for President Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. -
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Morrisey praises Congress for steps to stop stream buffer rule
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey praised the U.S. House for taking action to strip implementation of former President Obama’s stream buffer rule. -
Kaufman hosts mock trials for Kanawha County students
CHARLESTON – Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Judge Tod Kaufman hosted mock trials with students from Overbrook Elementary School recently. -
Intermediate court, medical monitoring changes atop legal reform legislative agenda
CHARLESTON – With the next legislative session just days away, two groups that follow legal reforms are ready to do battle once again. -
Charleston's newest city councilman and daughter attend Trump inauguration
CHARLESTON – Newly seated Charleston City Councilman Charles R. "Rusty" Webb could be in only one place on Jan. 20. -
Senate committee to examine taxes, look at eliminating income tax
CHARLESTON – West Virginians soon could see the elimination of their state income tax, according to the chairman of a new state Senate select committee. -
Morrisey, other AGs challenge Stream Protection Rule
WASHINGTON – The Attorneys General of West Virginia and Ohio are leading a group of 13 states in a challenge to the federal Stream Protection Rule, which is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 19. -
West Virginia needs coal jobs and a better EPA under Pruitt
Dear Editor: Retaining a coal job over the past few years has not been easy, but I’ve been blessed to keep my job at Mepco. Still, like so many others in my community, I’ve been worried about the of future of my career over the past eight years as the “War on Coal” has seemed to have no end in sight. -
U.S. Senate should confirm Pruitt as EPA Administrator
Dear Editor: It is clear that West Virginia has been a victim of Obama’s War on Coal these past eight years. -
McKinley named vice chairman of Energy & Commerce subcommittee on Environment
WASHINGTON – The state's 1st Congressional District representative, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee since 2011, has been selected to be vice chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment. -
McKinley 'optimistic' of solution in miner retirement and health care impasse
WASHINGTON – A fellow congressional supporter of U.S. Rep. David McKinley's re-introduced House bill to protect pensions and health benefits of more than 120,000 retirees and their families says the legislation is picking up support and momentum. -
Can state government be 'rightsized?'
MORGANTOWN – As Governor-elect Jim Justice and lawmakers prepare for what is expected to be a challenging session of the Legislature, the term “rightsizing government” is being tossed around. -
McKinley praised for agreement after long coal ash fight
WASHINGTON – After seven tries at coal ash disposal legislation, the U.S. Representative from West Virginia's 1st Congressional District is being praised for an agreement between House and Senate Conference Committees announced earlier this month. -
Capito says WIIN Act addresses water infrastructure in 'commonsense, bipartisan way'
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) says recent passage of the Water Infrastructure Improvements Act for the Nation will modernize water infrastructure and address flood prevention. -
Capito urges Trump to include broadband expansion in infrastructure plans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) is encouraging President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to include broadband deployment measures as a core component of any infrastructure proposals. -
Trump's appointment of Pruitt will bring EPA back in line
MORGANTOWN – The environmental left is apoplectic over President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. -
Heywood named to WVU board at 'particularly thrilling time'
MORGANTOWN – Thomas A. Heywood, a Charleston attorney and civic leader, was one of two individuals named to the West Virginia University Board of Governors by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. -
Chamber president: Election rejected status quo politics
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Chamber of Commerce President Steve Roberts said the 2016 election revealed West Virginians’ dissatisfaction with existing government. -
Capito calls on Trump to address Miners Protection Act in early 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is asking President-elect Donald Trump to address the Miners Protection Act early in his administration after a short-term extension of miners’ health benefits.