Opinions
Mitch McConnell's love letter to Jim Justice
A poll by McConnell’s Senate Leadership Fund says Justice is beating everybody in the world for West Virginia’s Senate seat. That include Alex Mooney, Patrick Morrisey and even incumbent Joe Manchin.
Capito: Biden’s “middle class squeeze” is hurting West Virginia
In reality, families in West Virginia and across our nation continue to struggle because the policies and priorities of the Biden administration have made essential items and goods unaffordable. Whether it be gas, goods and services, energy prices, utility costs, small business expenses, home mortgages, or simply the ability to put food on the table, American families are squeezed at every turn.
Sadly, we can't underestimate traitor Evans' run for Congress
Folks are being too tough on Derrick Evans if they say he shouldn’t run. We the People have made it clear: we're saying there's a chance. Maybe January 6th, 2021, really was a "test run."
Morrisey sings praises of work his office did in 2022
CHARLESTON — The AG’s office is entering 2023 with such momentum from a record-breaking 2022 that saw us keep up a vigorous fight on several fronts, seek to beat back energy policies that could destroy jobs, continue to combat opioid abuse and win historic victories in landmark court cases.
Freedom of the Press still matters to some of us
There’s a very clear difference between not liking what the media reports and actively working to silence them.
We're no longer a Judicial Hellhole, but there's still more to do
CHARLESTON – For decades, personal injury lawyers and their handpicked members of the West Virginia Judiciary had a stranglehold on the legal system in our state. But times have changed.
You serious, Clark? This is better than the Jelly of the Month Club
Kudos to the state Legislature for its tort reform work over the last several years. It was meant to make West Virginia courts more in line with others across the nation, and it seems to be working.
President Biden is right: We must end hunger
CHARLESTON – President Joe Biden recently announced his administration’s goal to eliminate hunger and reduce diet-related diseases by 2030. His plan is based around five policy pillars; improve access to food, integrate nutrition and health, empower consumers to make healthy choices, support physical activity and enhance nutrition and food security research.
Manchin's 'sugar high' with Republicans didn't last
MORGANTOWN – Senator Joe Manchin’s roller coaster poll numbers have taken another dip. Morning Consult reports this week that the West Virginia Democrat is now underwater, with a disapproval rating of 51 percent and an approval rating of just 42 percent.
The red tape impeding the health care services West Virginians need most
West Virginia has the highest prevalence of heart attacks, lung cancer, and drug overdose deaths of any state. However, red tape in the form of “certificate of need” (CON) laws and regulations obstruct the provision of health care services to treat these ailments.
Capitalizing on a (properly implemented) bipartisan infrastructure law
WASHINGTON – Last fall, Congress passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that made record investments to address, upgrade, and expand our nation’s core infrastructure.
Combating lawsuit abuse presents opportunities for jobs and growth
CHARLESTON – For decades, West Virginia’s legal climate ranked among the worst in the nation. This negative attention arose from real defects in our state’s civil justice system that put our state courts solidly outside of the national mainstream – a non-starter for job creators choosing where to invest and expand their business.
Manchin has explaining to do for his Inflation Reduction Act support
CHARLESTON – For more than year, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., seemed to stand strong against top-down radical ideas from his colleagues, like the Green New Deal and more wasteful spending. Then came the Inflation Reduction Act.
Guns are a-blazin' in this legal shootout!
If you’re looking for a good old-fashioned shootout (hopefully one that doesn’t include more guns), stay tuned here. We’ll keep covering this modern-day gunfight at the W.V. Corral as best we can.
We have full access to West Virginia courts ... in 7.5 of our 55 counties
We here at The West Virginia Record have one complaint that has been a major problem for us since we started our newspaper and website back in 2005. It’s online access to the court system.
Veterans, families harmed by poison water at Camp Lejeune soon will have a remedy
As many as one million military and civilian staff and their families may have been exposed to the drinking water. Most affected were Marines, but anyone who spent 30 days or more could be affected.
AFP-WV is doubling down on supporting policy champions
As West Virginia trends more red, the focus of political intrigue will center on hotly contested Republican primary races.
All hail the newest Knight of the Golden Horseshoe!
Remember a few years ago when Gov. Jim Justice promised the state a rocketship ride? We didn’t know he meant we'd be taken for a ride as we suffer from spiraling inflation and gas prices that continue to skyrocket. Prosperity, indeed.
Where there’s culpability, there also should be accountability
We cannot bring back the lives lost to the opioid epidemic, but our efforts will allow the money to start coming in to address the underlying issues brought about by this menace. We can target resources to those who need it most.
West Virginia judges living in the Wild, Wild West
It’s almost as if they think having the title of judge means they can do whatever they want, so they take the law into their own hands. They seem to think the rules don’t apply to them.