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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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Blankenship running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Don Blankenship is running for the U.S. Senate.

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Stuart officially enters state Attorney General race

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Former U.S. Attorney and state Senator Mike Stuart filed paperwork January 23 to run for West Virginia Attorney General at the state Capitol.

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Most incumbents seek re-election to Circuit Court seats

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Many incumbent circuit court judges from across West Virginia have filed paperwork to retain their seats.

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Toriseva seeks Democratic nomination for state Attorney General

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – A Democrat has jumped into the West Virginia Attorney General race. Wheeling attorney Teresa Toriseva announced her candidacy January 23.

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McCuskey files paperwork to enter Attorney General race

By Chris Dickerson |
CLARKSBURG – J.B. McCuskey has filed paperwork to run for West Virginia Attorney General.

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Morrisey files gubernatorial paperwork; Elliott seeks U.S. Senate seat

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey officially filed paperwork to run for governor in May’s primary election.

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Bailey to seek re-election for Kanawha Circuit Court seat

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey has filed pre-candidacy papers to seek re-election. Bailey filed the paperwork November 28 with the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office.

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Weld drops out of AG race, will seek state Senate re-election

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – State Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld has dropped out of the 2024 race for West Virginia Attorney General.

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Stuart calls out McCuskey for "substantial contributions' from trial attorneys

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – One Republican candidate for state attorney general is calling out another for “substantial contributions” by personal injury attorneys.

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AG seeks to intervene in lawsuit to remove Trump from W.Va. ballots

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has asked to intervene in a federal lawsuit that seeks to keep former President Donald J. Trump off the ballot for the 2024 West Virginia Primary and General elections.

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Fellow GOP candidate seeks to keep Trump off W.Va. ballot

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – A Texas man has filed a federal lawsuit to try to keep former President Donald J. Trump from appearing on the 2024 presidential election ballot in West Virginia.

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Deem files for Kanawha Circuit Court seat currently held by Bailey

By Chris Dickerson |
Ashley Deem, who currently is the deputy clerk for the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals, filed September 8 to run in the nonpartisan race for the seat currently occupied by Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey.

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W.Va. Coal Association endorses candidates for '24 primaries

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – It’s Labor Day weekend, and things are starting to heat up for the 2024 primary.

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McCuskey exits governor's race, now running for AG

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – State Auditor J.B. McCuskey has dropped out of the race to be West Virginia’s next governor. Now, he plans to run for state Attorney General.

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Chamber poll shows close GOP races for governor, attorney general

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – A new poll by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce shows tight races in the 2024 Republican primary election for governor and attorney general.

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Pushkin: Justice shouldn't run for Senate if he can't pay retiree benefits

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON — The chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party criticized Gov. Jim Justice for his family's failure to pay healthcare premiums for retirees.

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Justice to file financial disclosures by August

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice and his U.S. Senate campaign have until Aug. 24 to file the required financial disclosures.

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Stuart wants AG's office to have prosecutorial powers; Weld disagrees

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – A Republican candidate for West Virginia Attorney General has proposed expanding the power of the office to include criminal investigation and prosecution. But another candidate disagrees.