CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bill Cole is funded by business. Booth Goodwin is funded by lawyers. Jim Justice is funded by himself. And Jeff Kessler has struggled to find funding. Those are the broad takeaways from an analysis of campaign finance disclosures filed by the four men who want to be governor[Read More…]
Month: April 2016
Hydroponic operation takes root in McDowell
KIMBALL, W.Va. — Passersby on U.S. 52 in Kimball in McDowell County often stare at some tall white towers beside the Five Loaves and Two Fishes Food Bank. Sometimes they even stop to take a closer look. Many are surprised to see plants poking their little heads from slits all[Read More…]
Six Mercer County hotels try pet fish program
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Something fishy is making travelers’ stays in some of Mercer County’s hotels a little more memorable. Six of Mercer County’s hotels recently started offering their guests a little companion, a beta fish, that can stay in their rooms. Executive Director Jamie Null of the Mercer County Convention[Read More…]
Bluefield native flying high at aviation museum
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wally Coppinger never planned to run a museum, or meet Clint Eastwood and Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger for that matter. In fact, the Bluefield native said he never in his “wildest dreams” thought he would be doing what he is doing now. But a lifelong interest in[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, April 25
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, April 25, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT KASICH, CRUZ ARE ALIGNING TO DO Trump’s rivals are joining forces in[Read More…]
Attorney General Morrisey disappointed by transgender dathroom decision
From the office of the Attorney General: CHARLESTON, W.Va.— West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey this week expressed his disappointment with a federal appeals court ruling, which could force West Virginia schools to admit adolescents into the bathrooms and locker rooms of the opposite sex. The 2-1 ruling, entered by the[Read More…]
Opinion: Capito Statement on Signing of Paris Climate Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s (EPW) Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding today’s signing of the international climate agreement that was reached in Paris last year: “I’m extremely disappointed that the president signed[Read More…]
Gov. Tomblin, U.S. Sen. Manchin host lunch, natural gas discussion with Japanese business leaders
From the office of the Governor: Luncheon to highlight new opportunities for shale gas development in West Virginia NEW YORK, NY — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, in conjunction with the West Virginia Department of Commerce and the Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation, Friday hosted a luncheon[Read More…]
Opinion: Senate should vote on Garland nomination to U.S. Supreme Court
Professor Alison Peck West Virginia University College of Law This week, I and 14 other law professors from West Virginia University sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., urging her and her Senate colleagues to vote on the nomination of Chief Judge Merrick B. Garland to the United States[Read More…]
Opinion: U.S. Rep. Jenkins addresses opioids
Remarks of U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va. Weekly Republican Address Washington, DC April 23, 2016 Every 25 minutes in America, a baby is born who was exposed to drugs during pregnancy. Because of their exposure to opioids, heroin, and other drugs, they may spend their first weeks suffering from withdrawal.[Read More…]
