Opinions
THEIR VIEW: Celebrating 10 years of PROMISE
Tomblin CHARLESTON -- Ten years ago, West Virginia made a promise to its young people: if you work hard, earn good grades, and fully commit to pursuing a college education in our great state, we will help you pay for a college education.
THEIR VIEW: Second judge dismisses late-filed penalty petition
CHARLESTON -- Administrative Law Judge Susan Biro has joined Administrative Law Judge Thomas McCarthy in dismissing a penalty petition because the Secretary of Labor failed to file the petition within 45 days of a timely contest of a proposed penalty assessment.
THEIR VIEW: The real culprit in the Keith Judd case
HARPERS FERRY -- All around West Virginia, people are asking: how can a felon run for president, but remain ineligible to vote?
THEIR VIEW: To maximize shale benefits, we have to get it right at the beginning
Rockefeller WASHINGTON -- You may have read some stories in recent days about a field hearing I held as Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
THEIR VIEW: McGraw has a history of beating the odds
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is like a cat on Election Day. This Democrat always seems to land on his feet, even when his critics and opponents believe he's done for.
THEIR VIEW: Lawmakers and conflicts of interest.
MORGANTOWN -- The West Virginia Ethics Commission decided last week that House Speaker Rick Thompson would have an "inescapable conflict" if he had taken a position as legal counsel for the West Virginia Education Association teacher's union.
THEIR VIEW: Marcellus Shale hearing could mean progress
CHARLESTON -- Most politicians love to hear themselves talk. But today in Fairmont, it appears there will be some political dialogue which could lead to actual progress for the state economy.
THEIR VIEW: How the EPA aims to kill coal
Rubinstein
WASHINGTON -- A case can be made, upon reviewing the full sweep of President Barack Obama's first term, that the Administration's top priority has not been health care, the Iranian nuclear program or economic recovery. It has been, instead, the U.S. coal industry's ruination.
THEIR VIEW: It's time for a 'regulatory cocktail' against unethical debt collectors
Many U.S. attorneys general are working with each other and with the federal government to employ a "drug cocktail" strategy to control and eventually eradicate the scourge that is unethical debt collectors, because just one strategy alone seems not to be enough.
THEIR VIEW: Jay's voice needed on pharmacy merger
WASHINGTON -- A proposed multi-billion-dollar pharmacy industry merger currently before the Federal Trade Commission may eliminate competition in the market, reduce consumers' choice and access to quality pharmacy care, and drive up the cost of health care.
THEIR VIEW: Common sense in D.C. could lead to more than just cents in W.Va.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- From saltpeter to limestone, and bituminous coal to natural gas, West Virginia has long prospered from its abundant natural resources.
THEIR VIEW: The road to building a highway system in W.Va.
CHARLESTON -- Here in West Virginia, we have some of the hilliest terrain in the country, making a 30-mile driving trip take 60 minutes.
THEIR VIEW: Even Anti-Trial Lawyer Legal Experts Oppose H.R. 5
WASHINGTON -- I've traded Tweets with Ted Frank -- of the Manhattan Institute and a leading critic of civil litigation -- about his position on H.R. 5, the bill mandating limits on awards in medical malpractice lawsuits.