President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Chilean president …
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Chilean president Sebastian Pinera, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, in Washington.
Category Archives: West Virginia
Democrats respond to Warner over settlements
Democrats in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the Secretary of State's office Tuesday responded to each other over the settlements of nearly $1 million for four former employees who were terminated when the secretary took office. Democrats called the firings by Secretary of State Mac Warner political and called upon Republicans to consider impeachment of the first-term secretary for overspending.
Shotgun-toting senator shoots anti-Obamacare lawsuit in new ad for re-election bid
Invoking the same colorful imagery he used in his 2010 re-election bid, West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin released a new ad Monday literally taking aim with a shotgun at the most recent lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, which would dismantle protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions. "I haven't changed," Manchin asserts in the ad.
Manchin Participates in Pre Existing Conditions Forum at Huntington
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin participated in a roundtable discussion Friday in West Virginia with religious, business and community leaders and West Virginians with pre-existing conditions. Huntington Mayor Steve Williams and Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader were both in attendance.
West Virginia gov taps ex-speaker, congressman to high court
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, center, shakes hands with West Virginia Great Barrel Co. managing partners Tom Crabtree, left, and Philip Cornett following the announcement Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Charleston W.Va., that a barrel-making facility will be constructed in White Sulphur Springs.
Natural gas called ‘best hope’ for West Virginia at…
The incoming president of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia doesn't like what is ahead for natural gas prices. "This year's not too bad actually," said Brett Loflin, vice president of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia.
Joe Manchin to bring thousands of publiccomments to Brett Kavanaugh meeting
Sen. Joe Manchin will become the first Congressional Democrat to meet with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, this week. The West Virginia Democrat told WAJR that he has more than 2,000 inquiries from residents of his state, and is fielding more.
Women’s veterans celebration held in Logan
Craig Hudson/HD Media Janet Williams and Junior Moore, both members of VFW Post 5578 in Madison, banter as they and other members wait to present arms in an opening ceremony during the first West Virginia Women Veterans celebration at the Chief Logan Lodge on Friday, July 27, 2018, in Logan.
Judge Kavanaugh fit to serve on the United States Supreme Court
On July 9, President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court, and in the coming months, the Senate will vote on this important nomination. As a senator, I take my responsibility to evaluate presidential nominees very seriously.
Berkeley County Sheriff’s Dept. hosts human trafficking training
Human trafficking doesn't just happen internationally - it's happening here in West Virginia and affects all ages and genders, according to the West Virginia Attorney General's office. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office, in coordination with the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute, will offer law enforcement professionals intense training to target and reduce human trafficking.
Out-of-state money floods U.S. Senate primary in W.Va. as special interests seek to buy election
Anyone who thinks elections in the U.S. can't be bought needs to take a closer look at campaign contributions and expenditures in last May's West Virginia Senate primary elections. If they weren't bought, it was not for a lack of trying.
Burch recommends Gen. Hoyer take over flood recovery board
Acting Commerce Secretary Clayton Burch recommended West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General James Hoyer take over the board that oversees the state's recently created flood resiliency office.
Quotes on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court
"I believe that an independent judiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republic. If confirmed by the Senate, I will keep an open mind in every case and I will always strive to preserve the Constitution of the United States and the American rule of law."
The Commerce Department hot potato
With Woody Thrasher gone and Clayton Burch sitting as interim boss, all eyes are on the West Virginia Department of Commerce and who might permanently take the helm.
Trump plans to visit The Greenbrier on Tuesday
Captain Reginald Patterson of the West Virginia State Police said Trump is going to the resort for a dinner function.
Political action on the rise against West Virginia governor
A petition to order the governor to comply with the West Virginia Constitution and reside in Charleston was filed by the House of Delegates' assistant minority whip Thursday in Kanawha County.
A – Swin-win for W.Va. and China
We don't know what the Chinese equivalent of the old American warning of cutting one's nose off to spite one's face is, but let us hope it is kept in mind in Beijing.
Jennifer Anderson: Congress should act to protect SNAP program
It is heartwarming to see community members come through so the Huntington City Mission can reinstate lunch service.
Senate GOP upbeat on victory in N. Dakota, less in W.Va.
Republicans say two states that President Donald Trump won in landslides are heading in opposite directions in the battle for the Senate majority, as they expressed increasing confidence about capturing North Dakota but diminishing hopes about West Virginia. With fewer than 100 days to the midterm elections, top Republicans have concluded that North Dakota represents their best chance to flip a seat from blue to red, with Rep. Kevin Cramer, R, looking to unseat first-term Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.
Ex-convict Don Blankenship launches third-party Senate bid in West Virginia
Ex-convict and former coal baron Don Blankenship said Monday he's running as a third-party candidate in West Virginia's Senate race after coming in third in the GOP primary. Blankenship said he accepted the West Virginia Constitution Party's nomination and argued that the "press and the establishment have colluded and lied to convince the public that I am a moron, a bigot and a felon."