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Morrisey, other AGs ask Trump team to withdraw Clean Power Plan
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are spearheading a 24-state coalition urging President-elect Donald Trump and congressional leaders to withdraw President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan. -
West Virginia nearly finds itself off annual Judicial Hellhole report
WASHINGTON – Once a perennial seat holder at the head of the holiday dinner table, West Virginia now barely gets its foot in the door of the American Tort Reform Association’s Judicial Hellhole report. -
Morrisey urges Manchin to support Pruitt's nomination to head EPA
CHARLESTON — Scott Pruitt has at least two West Virginia politicians in his corner. -
W.Va. Democrats have become the party that didn't listen
WHEELING – A political party that stops listening to its voters is like a person who has stopped breathing. For a short time, nothing seems to change. But it gets uncomfortable quickly, and then unbearable. That is how the West Virginia Democrats find themselves after 2016: suffocating. -
Frost Brown Todd law firm hires new leader for Charleston office
CHARLESTON — Carte P. Goodwin, who served briefly as U.S. Senator for West Virginia in 2010, has joined the Charleston office of Frost Brown Todd. -
Delegate sues Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center for gender discrimination
CHARLESTON – A state delegate is suing Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center for discriminating against her based on her gender. -
State senator sues radio group for false advertisement
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Sen. Chris Walters (R-Putnam) has filed a lawsuit against Katz Radio Group of Pennsylvania for advertisements he claims are false and malicious against his re-election campaign. -
RAGA releases three more TV ads with a week to go in AG race
CHARLESTON – The Republican Attorneys General Association has released three new television advertisements with just a week to go in the contentious race for attorney general. -
Justice Workman named to West Virginia Living’s Wonder Woman Class of 2016
CHARLESTON – Supreme Court Justice Margaret L. Workman has been honored by West Virginia Living magazine as one of its Wonder Women Class of 2016. -
WVU professor tells U.S. Senate to stop 'War on Coal' talk
MORGANTOWN – A West Virginia University law professor hopes members of a U.S. Senate subcommittee who heard his testimony earlier this month will stop talking about the so-called "War on Coal" and concentrate instead on West Virginia's economic good. -
Court throws out Logan judge’s election petition
LOGAN – A special court threw out Logan Circuit Judge William Douglas Witten’s petition to overturn votes so he could remain on the bench. -
Sides working on fine tuning terms of possible AG candidate debate
CHARLESTON – The campaigns for both major party candidates for West Virginia attorney general are working with MetroNews to finalize terms for a debate. -
West Virginia's certificate of need laws need repealed, expert says
CHARLESTON – An economics professor predicts that West Virginia would be better off without the almost 40-year-old certificate of need laws. -
CALA releases 'Dirty Dozen' list; WVAJ says that isn't the full story
CHARLESTON – Personal injury lawyers have put in more than $1 million into statewide election campaigns, according to a legal reform group. -
Logan Co. state Senate candidate files suit against alleged attacker
LOGAN – A candidate for state Senate has filed a lawsuit against a fellow Logan County resident who he claims attacked him at a pre-primary political gathering. -
Senators hold field hearing to discuss local impact of EPA regulations
LOGAN – West Virginia Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin, along with U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins held a field hearing at Chief Logan Conference Center to discuss the local impact of the EPA’s climate regulations. -
Miners Protection Act moves closer to providing pensions, health, care support
CHARLESTON – The Miners Protection Act has passed the U.S. Senate's Finance Committee as a proposal to keep health care benefits and pensions in place for miners, retirees, and widows. -
Common ground found during drug crisis
WASHINGTON – Nearly every day, we see another story in the news about an overdose in West Virginia. -
State Chamber PAC makes statewide, legislative endorsements
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee has released its list of endorsement for statewide and legislative races. -
Federal court hears arguments in EPA Clean Power Plan case
WASHINGTON — A coalition of states argued in federal court that the EPA has overstepped its authority with proposed emission standards that would require states such as West Virginia to revamp its primary energy source and economic model.