West Virginia Political News
Public computer lab opens in 1st of 60 W.Va. fire halls
LOGAN, W.Va. -- The Logan Fire Department on Thursday became the first of 60 fire stations across West Virginia to operate a public computer lab offering free broadband access and basic computer skills training to anyone. Ten computers and workstations, e...
Friday September 3, 2010 1:28AM | com
U.S. 35 toll plan accelerates
BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Construction to make U.S. 35 a toll road took a key step forward Thursday with passage of a legal agreement between West Virginias Parkways Authority and Division of Highways to operate the new turnpike. Approved unanimously by the autho...
Thursday September 2, 2010 11:15PM | com
Nike relents to mine activists on WVU uniform ad
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- After angry environmentalists objected to a Nike promotional ad for a new West Virginia University football uniform, the athletic apparel giant said Thursday it will modify a graphic depicting a mountaintop-removal mine. Nike issued a...
Thursday September 2, 2010 11:15PM | com
AFLs fall strategy: Less TV
Facing an angry and skeptical electorate, the AFL-CIO plans on scaling back its political advertising budget for the mid-term election, convinced that its members can more effectively reach voters than the usual raft of TV spots in support of Democratic ca...
Thursday September 2, 2010 4:51PM | com
Manchin funds for U.S. Senate bid past $1.5M
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- New filings show Gov. Joe Manchins U.S. Senate campaign continued to raise hefty amounts before last weeks special primary election.Federal Election Commission reports posted Wednesday show the Democratic nominee attracted nearly $146,...
Thursday September 2, 2010 1:26PM | com
Boxer, Fiorina spar in first debate
MORAGA, Calif. — In the race for California’s Senate seat, Sen. Barbara Boxer and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina have taken numerous personal swipes at each other on the campaign trail. But in their first televised debate Wednesday ni...
Thursday September 2, 2010 12:05PM | com
Barbour accentuates his roots
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who has insisted that he wont consider a White House bid until after Novembers elections, offered the first sketch of how hed respond to questions about his lobbying past and Deep South roots in a in a little-noticed intervi...
Thursday September 2, 2010 8:37AM | com
State auditor suing banks over Kenya-based scam
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginias state auditor hopes a criminal that case wrapped up this week targeting an international fraud scheme will aid his lawsuit seeking to recover the $1.5 million that the fraud conspiracy cost the state. Auditor Glen Gaine...
Wednesday September 1, 2010 11:30PM | com
Manchin disappointed with low primary turnout
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gov. Joe Manchin said Wednesday he is very disappointed in how few West Virginians turned out to vote in special primary for U.S. Senate, but still believes an election was the right way to go. "Democracy only works when people ha...
Wednesday September 1, 2010 10:31PM | com
Straight-ticket voting in 2 elections questioned
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Some county officials are questioning whether voters should be allowed to cast one straight-ticket vote in November for both a special U.S. Senate election and the general election races.Candidates in both elections will appear on the ...
Wednesday September 1, 2010 3:36PM | com
Hands off Social Security
The White House deficit commission is reportedly considering deep benefit cuts for Social Security, including a steep rise in the retirement age. We cannot let that happen. The deficit and our $13 trillion national debt are serious problems...
Wednesday September 1, 2010 12:47PM | com
Schultz: I bet I could match Beck
MSNBC host Ed Schultz says he wasn’t impressed by the crowd Foxs Glenn Beck was able to draw to Washington over the weekend, saying he could “easily” match Beck. “I could get every union head in this country, I could...
Wednesday September 1, 2010 12:47PM | com
Murkowski concedes defeat
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded the GOP nomination to attorney Joe Miller on Tuesday evening, becoming the third senator to lose renomination this cycle. After a day of tallying outstanding ballots left her with a 1,630-vote deficit, Mu...
Wednesday September 1, 2010 8:34AM | com
Hechler disappointed with primary turnout
In what may have been his final campaign for public office, former congressman and secretary of state Ken Hechler said Tuesday he was deeply disappointed by Saturdays U.S. Senate special primary election.Hechler, who turns 96 this month, said he was disa...
Wednesday September 1, 2010 12:42AM | com
State requests bids for education spending audit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A comprehensive audit of state spending on public education should begin later this year, with the opening this week of the bidding period for a contract to conduct the statewide review. The audit would be a "comprehensive ex...
Tuesday August 31, 2010 11:14PM | com
Palin confirms Iowa visit
An aide to Sarah Palin confirmed on Tuesday that the former Alaska governor would headline an Iowa state Republican Party event in September. Palin will speak at the state GOP’s Ronald Reagan dinner on September 17. The event is entit...
Tuesday August 31, 2010 5:06PM | com
Beck launches news site
Fox News host Glenn Beck launched his own news and opinion website on Tuesday that will include original reporting that Beck says will “pursue truth." The site, named The Blaze, went live overnight and comes on the heels of Beck&...
Tuesday August 31, 2010 1:06PM | com
Public sours on health care
A new poll shows that public support for health care reform dropped sharply in August – a dagger in Democrats’ hopes that their landmark legislation will help them in November’s midterm. The Kaiser Health Tracking Poll has...
Tuesday August 31, 2010 12:03PM | com
Young Guns offer GOP blueprint
The GOPs "Young Guns" are long on platitudes and personality but short on policy details in a new book scheduled for publication just weeks before a mid-term election that could propel them into power. Reps. Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan...
Tuesday August 31, 2010 8:39AM | com
Raese narrows gap on Manchin in new poll
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- An opinion poll released Monday showing Gov. Joe Manchins lead over Morgantown businessman John Raese narrowing to six points in the U.S. Senate special election drew differing reactions from the two campaigns. The poll of 500 lik...
Tuesday August 31, 2010 12:26AM | com
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