— *** Newspaper Endorsement Week 2014 ***— Around 170,000 lower-income West Virginians have obtained health insurance through the landmark Affordable Care Act. It’s a humanitarian advance for America’s “safety net” that helps people keep working and earning. Yet 2nd District Republican congressional nominee Alex Mooney — an odd out-of-stater who[Read More…]
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West Virginia 2014 U.S. Senate Debate
Tune in at 7 p.m. on October 7 for live streaming coverage of the 2014 U.S. Senate Candidates Debate between Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito and Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, moderated by West Virginia MetroNews Talkline host Hoppy Kercheval.
The one-hour debate is sponsored by AARP West Virginia, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, West Virginia MetroNews Radio Network and the West Virginia Press Association.
WVPA to provide membership with media badges
A note from the WVPA: Recently, a few newspapers have inquired about the WVPA providing endorsed media badges or parking passes for their newsrooms We’re happy to announce to our membership that the WVPA will now be creating personal media pass credentials to our editors, reporters and photographers upon request[Read More…]
NRA endorses Capito in W.Va.’s U.S. Senate race
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Rifle Association supports Rep. Shelley Moore Capito in the race to represent West Virginia in the U.S. Senate. The NRA’s political organization announced its endorsement for Capito, R-W.Va., Wednesday, giving her an “A” rating, the rating reserved for “a solidly pro-gun legislator.” “Shelley has consistently[Read More…]
Romney campaigns for W.Va. Republicans
BECKLEY — Mitt Romney and Barack Obama aren’t on any election ballot this year. That didn’t stop the former GOP presidential nominee from railing against the president Tuesday, hammering home an argument that’s one of most popular and frequent among the candidates Romney came to West Virginia to endorse: Obama[Read More…]
Politicians should listen to the voters
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Politicians, take note: Listen to your constituency. You are their public servant, and if you do not do the job they expect of you, they will fire you. U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., learned that lesson the hard way[Read More…]
Capito opens Martinsburg campaign office
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