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U.S. Senate blocks renomination of McFerran to NLRB
UPDATE: The U.S. Senate has blocked the renomination of Lauren McFerran to the National Labor Relations Board. Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) voted with Republicans to make it a 50-49 vote. Republican Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas did not vote.
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Morrisey hails U.S. Supreme Court move to allow Virginia purge of voter rolls
CHARLESTON – The U.S. Supreme Court says Virginia can revive its effort to remove potential non-citizens from voters rolls ahead of next week’s general election.
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Mural company denies wrongdoing, stands by its work
CHARLESTON – The company that completed the mural project at the state Capitol that includes a likeness of Gov. Jim Justice’s beloved Babydog denies any wrongdoing and stands by its work.
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Greenbrier scheduled for auction block again
LEWISBURG – The Greenbrier is scheduled for the auction block again.
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Supreme Court won't block EPA rules on methane, mercury emissions
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block Environmental Protection Agency regulations that would have curbed methane emissions at oil and gas facilities.
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W.Va. attorneys secure key victory in Pa. contamination case
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Some West Virginia attorneys are declaring a key victory in a Pennsylvania case regarding properties contaminated with arsenic and lead decades after a U.S. Steel facility was shuttered.
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W.Va., U.S. Chambers want Biden to invoke Taft-Hartley to stop longshoreman strike
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce has joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in urging President Joe Biden to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act to help end the strike by longshoremen that is affecting supply chain issues across the country.
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Coalition of AGs working to stop California electric-truck mandate
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently joined a multistate comment letter asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to maintain a federal legal block on California’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulation.
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Morrisey leads coalition offering Congress perspective on EPA waters rule
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a coalition of 24 states in a letter to Congress offering “experiences and perspectives” regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of Waters of the United States “conformed” rule.
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State official calls lawsuit over Capitol mural project 'meritless'
CHARLESTON – A state official being sued over the Capitol mural project that includes a likeness of Gov. Jim Justice’s beloved Babydog calls the lawsuit “meritless.”
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Lawsuit says Capitol murals resulted from unlawful process, wants Reid-Smith and vendor to pay
CHARLESTON – One lawsuit has been filed seeking to have recently installed murals at the state Capitol – including one that features a likeness of Gov. Jim Justice’s beloved Babydog – to be removed and to have one state official cover the costs of the litigation.
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Morrisey, other AGs blast Treasury over fearmonging against de-banking bans
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is one of 20 state AGs opposing the Biden administration’s claim that state laws preventing de-banking are a “national security threat.”
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Greenbrier on the auction block; Justice blames 'Democrat machine'
LEWISBURG – The Greenbrier, which is owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family, will be up for auction later this month on the county courthouse steps, according to a legal advertisement.The legal announcement of the foreclosure was placed in Lewisburg’s West Virginia Daily News.
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W.Va. Democratic Convention delegates vote to support Harris for president
CHARLESTON – West Virginia delegates to the Democratic National Convention have voted to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
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Manchin won't be on Democratic ticket: 'Trust me, it's not me'
CHARLESTON – Sen. Joe Manchin said this morning he won’t seek the Democratic nomination for president.
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Judge orders Paden City High School to remain open despite planned closure
NEW MARTINSVILLE – A Wetzel County judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the county superintendent from closing Paden City High School for the upcoming school year.
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Mingo official vows to investigate fraudulent voting claims
WILLIAMSON – The president of the Mingo County Commission says county officials will thoroughly investigate any claims of fraudulent voting activities.
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Capito introduces resolution to block Biden plan to shutter power plants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is leading 43 other Senators in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval.
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Study finds lawyers concerned about AI
CHARLESTON — A recent study that looked at different careers found that lawyers are the most cautious regarding artificial intelligence technologies.
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W.Va, Tenn. sue U.S. Dept. of Education over Title IX changes
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading a six-state group suing the federal Department of Education over what they call its “dangerous overhaul” of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act.