Beckley Register-Herald - Pick up a dart, throw it from your West Virginia front porch and we guarantee you will hit a societal problem that has been long ignored by a Republican-controlled state Legislature that could not care less. Our elected state officials have proven to be most interested in providing income tax cuts to…
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Charleston Gazette-Mail, Huntington Herald-Dispatch - One man posed next to a bulldog. Read the full article. The other man posed like one. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Gov. Jim Justice delivered two very different victory speeches Tuesday night after they won their races to become West Virginia’s next governor and U.S. senator, respectively.
Mountain State Spotlight - Patrick Morrisey will be the next governor of West Virginia, after walloping Democrat Steve Williams. Read the full article. The Associated Press called the race for Patrick Morrisey as soon as polls closed at 7:30 p.m. Just before 10:00 p.m., Morrisey led 62% to 32% with around three-quarters of votes counted. In his…
West Virginia MetroNews, Charleston Gazette-Mail - We will know Tuesday night who will be the next governor of West Virginia. The winner will celebrate the victory, and probably take a few days off from a long campaign. However, the governor-elect will have to get to work quickly on an emerging issue with the state’s finances.…
WOWK - Just days before the election, the issue of school closures is becoming a political issue. Read the full article. Even though the State Supreme Court upheld the Hope scholarships, this is still a very divisive issue. In the past year, six schools in Kanawha County were designated for closure and consolidation and it’s…
Mountain State Spotlight, Times West Virginian - For 40 years in Marion County, Gia Deasy taught special education classes, then worked as the county special education director. She advocated for decades for federal laws to protect people with disabilities, once segregated in institutions. Read the full article. Now, laws protect children who need accommodations at…
West Virginia Watch - Craig Snyder, a biology teacher at Winfield High School, wants the state’s next governor to give teachers a pay raise. Read the full article. West Virginia’s teacher pay is the worst in the country. With proposed price increases to the Public Employees Insurance Agency — a monthly spousal surcharge for state employees would more than…
West Virginia Watch, News from the States, West Virginia Daily News - With days to go before an election that will likely send him to the U.S. Senate, Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday celebrated signing a bill that cuts the state’s income tax. Read the full article. Senate Bill 2033, which lawmakers passed during a…
Public News Service - Changes in bail policy don't affect crime rates in cities nationwide, according to new data from the Brennan Center for Justice. Read the full article. Cash bail has driven up jail overcrowding in West Virginia, and the state continues to struggle with record-high staff vacancies within the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.…
Mountain State Spotlight, Fayette Tribune - With Election Day fast approaching, West Virginians continue to hear about inflation from candidates — mainly Republicans running for local and state offices, who have blamed national Democrats for higher prices and overspending. Read the full article. “Under Bidenomics, hard-working Americans are facing higher inflation, rising gas prices, and…