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Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Charleston Gazette Mail. April 12, 2024. Editorial: GOP gubernatorial primary still a messy logjam Polling has shown West Virginia Republican and independent voters aren’t particularly fired up about any one candidate for governor, and that trend continues in a new...
Executive director named for foundation distributing West Virginia opioid settlement funds
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jonathan Board was named Thursday as executive director of the West Virginia First Foundation, which will distribute the majority of the state’s more than $1 billion in opioid settlements. Board was elected last year to the foundation’s board of...
Half of US states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollution
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution faced a barrage of legal challenges Wednesday, as 25 Republican-led states and a host of business groups filed lawsuits seeking to block the rule in court. Twenty-four states,...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Charleston Gazette-Mail. February 21, 2024. Editorial: Manchin nixing presidential bid was right call It was probably a tough decision, but Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., made the right call when he announced last week that he won’t seek the presidency on a third-party...
4 Republican rivals for West Virginia governor spar on issues at debate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Three candidates with deep family ties in West Virginia politics and one who moved to the state two decades ago staked their claims in a debate Tuesday night to being the best choice in the Republican primary for governor. In a deeply red state that twice...