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West Virginia says it will appeal ruling that allowed transgender teen athlete to compete
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an appeals court ruling that allowed a transgender athlete to compete on her middle school teams, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday. “We’re not going to allow the elites in the...
Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He's trying again as a Democrat
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Don Blankenship hasn't had much success running for office. He ran for the Senate as a Republican in 2018 and sought the White House in 2020 as a third party candidate. He lost badly both times but is on the ballot again in 2024, this time as a Democrat...
In race for his Senate seat, Joe Manchin endorses West Virginia Democratic Mayor Glenn Elliott
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Outgoing U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin endorsed the mayor of Wheeling on Monday in the Democratic primary race for his seat representing deep-red West Virginia, where Manchin is the only Democrat holding statewide office. In a video released by Democrat Glenn...
West Virginia will not face $465M COVID education funds clawback after feds OK waiver, governor says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that West Virginia will not face a clawback of $465 million in COVID-19 money from the U.S. Department of Education, alleviating concerns raised by state lawmakers during the final days of the legislative session in March. ...
West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1...
Editorial Roundup: Ohio
Toledo Blade. April 3, 2024. Editorial: Why Ohio lags While Ohio has been celebrating itself as the “silicon heartland” since Intel broke ground for a $20 billion semiconductor chip fabrication plant in Licking County, the state’s economic growth is six time...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Charleston Gazette-Mail. March 29, 2024. Editorial: Justice made right call in vetoing anti-vax bill Gov. Jim Justice is to be commended for not only doing the right thing, but also bucking political expedience in vetoing a bill that would have loosened West...
West Virginia bill adding work search to unemployment, freezing benefits made law without signature
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's unemployed people will need to do more to prove they are searching for jobs to collect state benefits under a new law that will take effect later this year. A controversial bill passed by the GOP-majority Legislature on the final day of the...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Charleston Gazette-Mail. March 26, 2024. Editorial: Will everything ‘work out’ as Justice claims? Cataloguing the list of serious problems confronting the state of West Virginia is an arduous and gloomy task. The same goes for compiling and examining Gov. Jim...
West Virginia Gov. Justice vetoes bill that would have loosened school vaccine policies
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday broke with West Virginia's GOP-majority Legislature to veto a bill that would have loosened one of the country's strictest school vaccination policies. West Virginia is only one of a handful of states in the U.S....
