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THEIR VIEW: McGraw fraud to cost taxpayers millions
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McGraw's tab comes due
The question isn't whether Darrell McGraw took the money, but just how much he took. -
THEIR VIEW: Scratching my head over a straight Democratic ticket
I sometimes get dozens of e-mails after certain commentaries on my Web site, and sometimes they really make you scratch your head. -
Trio of plaintiffs lawyer-friendly candidates lost in May, CALA says
Cohen CHARLESTON - A state legal reform group is happy that three candidates for the state Legislature who were heavily backed by personal injury lawyers didn't make it past the primary election. -
Complaint lodged against family law judge who testified to not following child custody law
CHARLESTON –- A Wood County children's advocacy group is wondering if a family law judge isn't following the law, why is he even in office? -
Supreme Court refuses Weeks' pay raise case
Weeks CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court on Thursday refused a case filed by the Republican gubernatorial candidate that argued that Legislators violated the state Constitution by voting to give themselves a raise. -
Louisiana law could be model for expert testimony in W.Va. courts
Cohen CHARLESTON -- Mountain State judges and juries could screen who qualifies to be an "expert witness" if West Virginia adopts a plan pending in the Louisiana legislature. -
Greear campaign lobs first attack in fall AG race
Greear CHARLESTON – The first battle has begun in the state Attorney General race in this fall's general election. -
Weeks files suit over retroactive legislative per diem hike
Weeks CHARLESTON - Republican gubernatorial candidate Russ Weeks has filed suit against the current governor and House of Delegates, seeking to reverse the retroactive per diem increase voted on by legislators. -
Citizens Defense League PAC makes endorsements
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Citizens Defense League Political Action Committee is the political action committee of the West Virginia Citizens Defense League. WVCDL-PAC evaluates and endorses candidates for public office and is funded through the voluntary contributions of individual WVCDL members. -
McGraw hasn't done what company asked with OxyContin settlement
McGraw CHARLESTON - Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office has maintained that pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma has had its say in how $10 million of a 2004 settlement between the two have been spent. -
Older Americans must be assured of the right and means to vote
It has long been known that older Americans vote in higher numbers than their younger counterparts. Whether this is due to an increased sense of duty, or the fact that governmental decisions increasingly affect older Americans (Social Security, Medicare, long term care issues), it is a trend not likely to change anytime soon. -
McGraw compares U.S. Chamber tactics to those of Hitler
McGraw CHARLESTON – Attorney General Darrell McGraw on Wednesday compared actions of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to tactics used by Adolf Hitler. -
Manchin signs bill adding circuit judges
WAYNE -- Gov. Joe Manchin on Wednesday signed a copy of an "extremely important" bill to add judges to three circuit courts across the state. -
SupCo calendar for 4/14 issue
Argument Docket -
Public needs kept in loop on AG settlements, CALA says
McGraw CHARLESTON – Now that Gov. Joe Manchin has sign a bill that will keep him and lawmakers in the loop on lawsuits settled by the attorney general, a statewide legal reform group says details of such settlements should be in the public domain. -
SupCo calendar for 4/7 issue
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Greear says bill to curb McGraw isn't enough
Greear HUNTINGTON – While saying a recently passed piece of legislation is a good first step to reigning in state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's controversial distribution of settlement money, Attorney General candidate Dan Greear says it isn't enough. -
Starcher's speech to Democratic women's group
SOUTH CHARLESTON – West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher spoke March 24 at the monthly meeting of the Kanawha County Federation of Democratic Women at the South Charleston Public Library. His speech was titled "Our 'Real Democrats.'"