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W.Va.'s Congressional delegation takes aim at EPA's permit process
The Spruce No. 1 Mine.Photo courtesy of Vivian Stockman/www.ohvec.org. Flyover courtesy of SouthWings.org. -
Bill that sends settlement monies to state's General Fund passes
State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks at a press conference Feb. 11 regarding trinkets funded by the AG's office that featured former AG Darrell McGraw's name. -
House votes to make public financing for SC elections permanent
CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates has passed a bill that would make permanent the public financing program used in the 2012 Supreme Court election. -
Commission narrows search for two circuit judges
Judge Donald Cookman was sworn in as a state senator on Jan. 31. From left, Judge Cookman, Paula Cookman and now-retired Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit Judge Thomas Keadle. -
Bill would set up review of state appellate procedures
House Speaker Rick Thompson announces the initiative, surrounded by delegates who co-sponsored the measure, along with West Virginia Chamber of Commerce President Steve Roberts, third from left, and Chamber Vice President Brenda Harper, fourth from right. Others, from left, are delegates Mike Caputo, John Ellem, Brent Boggs, Randy Swartzmiller, Peggy Smith, Bob Ashley, Harry Keith White and Amanda -
House passes magistrate pay equality bill
CHARLESTON – A bill that will give West Virginia magistrates and their staffs a pay raise passed the House Feb. 20 with a 53-45 vote. -
Groups rally to protest 2010 Citizens United decision
Protestors of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling in front of a statute of the late U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd (picture from USAction.org). -
PERSONNEL FILE: Lewis Glasser Casey & Rollins hires former DEP counsel
CHARLESTON – Lewis Glasser Casey & Rollins PLLC (www.lgcr.com) has hired Joseph L. Jenkins, formerly Senior Counsel for the state Department of Environmental Protection, to expand the law firm’s environmental practice and services. -
Congressional redistricting case dismissed from federal court
CHARLESTON – U.S. District Court Judge Robert B. King has dismissed the remaining two counts of a 2011 lawsuit brought by the Jefferson County Commission regarding Congressional redistricting. -
Charleston attorney testified on Obama's NLRB appointments
Charleston attorney Mark Carter testifies before a House committee on Feb. 1, 2012. -
Judge appointed to state Senate
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