CHARLESTON – It’s less than two weeks before West Virginia voters decide who will serve a 12-year term on the state Supreme Court, and four outside groups have spent more than $1.1 million on advertising in the race.
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has ruled that the vacant state Senate seat in the headlines for the last two weeks should be filled by a Republican. The Justices issued their opinion Jan. 22, rejecting the writ filed by Democrats who argued it should be filled by a member of their party because former state Senator Daniel Hall was a Democrat when he was elected in 2012.
CHARLESTON – The decision of what party will fill a vacant state Senate seat now rests with the state Supreme Court. Justices heard oral arguments Jan. 19 on a writ filed by members of the local Democratic Executive Committee from the Ninth Senatorial District. Former state Sen. Daniel Hall resigned from the position earlier this month, and both parties say they have the right to fill the vacant seat. Hall was elected as a Democrat in 2012, but he switched party affiliation to Republican after
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has issued a stay, allowing Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to wait to fill a vacant state Senate seat until after the court hears arguments in the matter.On Jan. 15, the Justices issued the stay after West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office had filed an emergency order earlier in the day for clarification. That followed another filing from Tomblin saying he planned to fill the state Senate seat left vacant by Daniel Hall at 4 p.m. Saturday unless the
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed over the process of filling a vacancy in the state’s Ninth Senatorial District has been granted, and the state Supreme Court hearing is set for Jan. 19. “We filed a motion to allow the State of West Virginia to intervene in the Ninth Senatorial District ballot vacancy case so that the opinion of the Attorney General may be properly considered by the West Virginia Supreme Court,” Morrisey said i
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a motion Jan. 12 to intervene in a lawsuit filed over the process of filling a vacancy in the state’s Ninth Senatorial District. “Today, we filed a motion to allow the State of West Virginia to intervene in the Ninth Senatorial District ballot vacancy case so that the opinion of the Attorney General may be properly considered by the West Virginia Supreme Court,” Morrisey said in a statement. “In our formal legal opinion, we con
WHEELING – With summer behind us, the “distraction” stories – such as Kim Davis in Kentucky, lost emails on servers, and Donald Trump on every screen – finally can take a backseat to the issues that really make a difference in people’s lives. The issue that should stand out the most is raising the wages working families earn. Two more issues well worth talking would be the condition of our roads and the compensation of our teachers.
CHARLESTON – This week, former Vice President Dick Cheney is the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, an organization that recently made a point of stating that its members employ more than half of “our state’s workers.” As president of the West Virginia AFL-CIO, on behalf of the thousands of West Virginia working families I represent, I take offense.
CHARLESTON – The first Republican-controlled session of the West Virginia Legislature in decades is in the books, and tort reforms were a key focal point.
CHARLESTON – Tort reform is expected to be one of the key topics of the first West Virginia legislative session in decades to see Republicans in control of both houses.
CHARLESTON – The American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (“Section” or “SEER”) awarded the Air Quality Committee, chaired by Jackson Kelly PLLC attorney, Gale Lea Rubrecht, the Section’s “Best 2013-2014 Environmental Committee” certificate of recognition at the Section’s 22nd Fall Conference.
Steve Roberts CHARLESTON – The regular session of the state Legislature is over, and the "Sunshine Act" that would have provided more legislative control over the Attorney General's office died in committee. But the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce still is running television, radio and newspaper ads urging the public to let their legislators know they care about the issue.
CHARLESTON – We now know that just over two weeks ago, thousands of West Virginians went to the polls and strongly indicated a desire for state government to be operated differently than in past decades.
CHARLESTON – Leadership West Virginia has announced a “Moving West Virginia Forward: Reclaiming Our State” Leadership Conference will be held Oct. 15–16 at the Erickson Alumni Center on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown.
