CHARLESTON – A circuit judge has issued an order officially putting the ousted chairman of the Wood County Republican Executive Committee back in the position.
CHARLESTON – While he still doesn’t think any federal voting rights legislation will pass, but West Virginia Secretary of State said he’s glad U.S. Senator Joe Manchin is holding steady on his opposition to filibuster reform.
WASHINGTON – With a key U.S. Senate vote less than a week away, Sen. Joe Manchin is ramping up his public support of maintaining the Senate’s filibuster rules.
CHARLESTON –Republicans were successful in blocking U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s Freedom to Vote Act earlier this week thanks, at least in part, to Manchin’s staunch support of maintaining current filibuster rules.
For the Freedom to Vote Act to avoid the same fate as the For the People Act, the 50 Senate Democrats need 10 Republicans to support it to avoid another filibuster. That seems unlikely, so the other option for Democrats is to eliminate the legislative filibuster to allow the measure to pass on a party line vote.
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner is urging Senator Joe Manchin to oppose the Freedom to Vote Act, which he calls "nothing more than a watered-down version of H.R. 1, the so-called ‘For the People Act.’"
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Secretary of State Mac Warner are celebrating a court ruling that says a state law about election ballot listing.
LEWISBURG – The $8 million federal tax lien against Gov. Jim Justice’s daughter has decreased by more than $130,000 after she and her husband sold their home last month.
BECKLEY – A company owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family owes almost $10 million related to a federal court judgment that was handed down almost two years ago.
ELKINS — A mail carrier was convicted in connection with the manipulation of absentee voter requests and will now serve probation and home confinement.
Through voter engagement and following the rule of law, West Virginia voters can have confidence in the election process and confidence in our elected leaders. As President Lincoln once said, it is “their decision."
CHARLESTON – A case involving state employees who claim they were shortchanged when the state switched from twice monthly to biweekly pay will be heard by the state Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to overturn election results in four swing states.
CHARLESTON – Two of West Virginia’s three U.S. representatives have signed a brief supporting a lawsuit challenging election results in four swing states.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner supports state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s decision to join a lawsuit challenging election results in four swing states.
