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West Virginia transgender athlete ban is mean-spirited and unnecessary

By Teresa Toriseva |
Any bill seeking to exclude or discriminate has no place here, and I urge Gov. Jim Justice to reconsider this bill and to remember the children and young adults it targets.
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AEP does good work that often goes unnoticed

By Dr. Bill Bissett |
While I understand the frustration with higher electricity rates and the recent loss of electricity from the ice storm earlier this year, bashing AEP does little to lower electricity rates, improve service or explain the nature of their responsibility to electrify our communities.
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Legislature keeps promise to voters on transformational reforms

By Jason Huffman |
CHARLESTON – The 85th West Virginia Legislature stepped up in a big way by boldly meeting the mandate from voters to rapidly transform West Virginia into a better place to live, work and raise a family — accomplishing, arguably, the most transformational session in recent memory.
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You’re entitled to our opinion

By The West Virginia Record |
Ouch! Now Family Court Judge Sally Jackson knows how all the other victims of cancel culture feel. Maybe she should stick to private messages from now on.
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A team approach to overcome opioid abuse

By Patrick Morrisey |
Our team approach will utilize real experts with real experience, physicians, nurses and healthcare administrators. This will ensure appropriate spending and that the money does not run out in two, three or four years.
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‘Over-naming’ asbestos defendants is a major problem, and it's getting worse

By The West Virginia Record |
“Asbestos litigation continues to create problems for businesses, and West Virginia is the epicenter,” a recent report asserts.
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The Name Game: Over-naming in West Virginia asbestos litigation

By Mary Margaret Gay |
This legislation is needed in West Virginia. Over-naming of asbestos defendants is a serious issue, unnecessarily driving up litigation costs, bankrupting companies, creating further West Virginia court backlogs, and leaving unsuspecting victims with delayed recoveries.
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The case for an Agriculture Business Development Fund

By Kent Leonhardt |
We know we cannot rely on the federal government to tell us what is best for West Virginia. It will take state lawmakers, business leaders and producers to turn our state around.
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Defending West Virginia against Biden overreach

By Patrick Morrisey |
We will continue to watch the president closely and in doing so defend America so West Virginia and our country can reach their full potential.
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Any intermediate appellate court should include first review of all family court decisions

By Jim Douglas |
Family disputes that end up in court can be ugly. But no one can deny their prevalence or their importance.
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Asbestos still is a big problem, and West Virginia is no exception

By Treven Pyles |
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – We like to think of asbestos as a problem of the past, something that has been “done away with” back in the '80s and '90s. But sadly, for hundreds of thousands of Americans, it is still very much at the front of the mind.
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Are Wayne County voters being disenfranchised?

By The West Virginia Record |
If you’re tired of big shots usurping your rights, you’d better speak up.
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On principle, Manchin should support statehood for Puerto Rico

By Andres Fuentes |
HURRICANE – West Virginia became a state because they stood on principle. Originally a part of Virginia, they rejected the rebellion of the Confederacy in favor of membership in the Union. It is fitting that a key West Virginian could have a pivotal role in standing on principle and helping add another state to the union – Puerto Rico.
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The war on coal has begun again

By The West Virginia Record |
We’d thought we’d won, and we had. But now, the war is on again.
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West Virginia voters put students and education first; it’s time for our leaders to follow

By Jason Huffman |
Educational freedom was on the ballot this year, and voters have spoken. Lawmakers should stop tinkering and instead get busy reimagining our state’s approach to K-12 education.
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Our renewed fight against opioid abuse

By Patrick Morrisey |
CHARLESTON – As we enter a new year full of opportunity, I also embark upon my third term as your attorney general and do so with renewed commitment to fight against opioid abuse with more intensity than ever.
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Confidence in U.S. government begins with confidence in our election process

By Mac Warner |
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."
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Stop over-naming and over-blaming

By The West Virginia Record |
The asbestos lawyers tying up the dockets in West Virginia seem to have taken a cue from Dame Agatha Christie, blaming everyone in sight for the asbestos-related injuries allegedly suffered by their clients.
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This superintendent of schools needs some schooling

By The West Virginia Record |
Someone needs to give Jefferson County Schools Superintedent Bondy Shay Gibson a civics lesson. Bus drivers Tina Renner and Pamela McDonald may be the ones to do it.
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Carmichael: Thankful for the opportunity and pleased with the progress

By Mitch Carmichael |
At the conclusion of one’s term in office, what more can anyone ask but that one’s time in service will have made a profound and lasting impact toward improving the lives of people we serve and society as whole? I firmly believe this goal has been achieved.

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