From The Register-Herald of Beckley: For those of you wondering where Gov. Jim Justice was hiding while some imposter, a stunt double, delivered the annual State of the State address, we can assure you that the guy at the podium Wednesday night was, in fact, our governor – minus any[Read More…]
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Editorial: Curbing government spending will be vital in W.Va.
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: State officials point to “natural growth” in government revenue as the way they expect to have enough money to phase out a $100 million-a-year tax that hampers economic development. That is not an unrealistic expectation; during the past decade, general revenue fund collections have increased by nearly[Read More…]
Editorial: W.Va. voters will judge Legislature by results, not speeches
From the Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: Unlike the president’s State of the Union speech or a presidential inaugural address, the annual State of the State speech given by the governor to kick off the annual regular session of the Legislature rarely contains memorable rhetorical flourishes. There’s almost never an “ask not[Read More…]
Opinion: What Governor Justice forgot in the W.Va. State of the State speech
By Charles Parker President, WV State Building and Construction Trades Council As West Virginia continues to fall short on revenue collections, Governor Jim Justice said his budget proposal is “very conservative” in his State of the State Address. But Justice missed an important opportunity in Wednesday night’s speech to get[Read More…]
Opinion: High Hopes for 2020 W.Va. Legislative Session
By Jack Cipoletti I may be naïve, but I have high hopes for the 2020 WV legislative session. I hope we’ll see an environment of civility, cooperation, compromise and bipartisanship so that we don’t lose any more conscientious delegates or senators. I hope we’ll see bills presented and evaluated on[Read More…]
Campaign Update: Woody Thrasher campaign for Governor announces two filing events
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The first day to officially file for office is Jan. 13, and the campaign for Republican candidate for Governor Woody Thrasher has issued the following statement: “We want all our supporters to join us at two different events in Clarksburg and Charleston to help Woody kick things off[Read More…]
Campaign Update: Governor Jim Justice campaign points to spending and polling results
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Committee to Re-Elect Jim Justice issued the following statement following the release of campaign finance reports this week: “Despite spending nearly $2 million, Woody Thrasher trails Governor Justice by 36 points according to West Virginia MetroNews polling released in mid- December,” said Roman Stauffer, Campaign Manager for Governor Jim Justice. “The[Read More…]
Campaign Update: Charleston Professional Firefighters Local 317 endorsed Ben Salango for Governor of W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, Charleston Professional Firefighters Local 317 endorsed Kanawha County Commissioner, Ben Salango, for Governor of West Virginia. Local 317 joins the South Charleston Professional Firefighters and other labor unions to support Salango in 2020. Myron Boggess, president of the Charleston Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 317, issued the following statement: “On behalf of the Charleston Professional Firefighters Association,[Read More…]
Campaign Update: Republican candidate for Governor Woody Thrasher comments on State of State
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republican candidate for Governor Woody Thrasher: “West Virginians deserve more than props. It took Jim Justice 45 minutes to mention the most urgent crisis crippling every corner of our state. He talked about the program he created in his name, which only grazes just one of so many[Read More…]
Campaign Update: Teamsters Local 175 endorses Ben Salango for Governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Teamsters Local 175 has unanimously endorsed Kanawha County Commissioner, Ben Salango, for Governor of West Virginia. Local 175 joins the International Union of Operating Engineers and the Upper Ohio Valley Building Trades in their endorsement of Salango. Salango continues to pick up support from working men and women across West Virginia. “We are[Read More…]
