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W.Va. governor orders flags to be flown at half-staff to honor Buckles
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin ordered Wednesday that all United States and West Virginia state flags flown at state facilities throughout the Mountain State be lowered to half-staff in honor of World War I veteran Frank Woodruff Buckles. Buckles died early...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, World War II (1939-1945)
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Governor primary proposed for June
Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin asked the Legislature on Tuesday to replace party conventions with a June 20 primary for the court-ordered special election for governor, but not all lawmakers are on board. House Judiciary Chairman Tim Miley raised several...Tags: Primaries, AFL-CIO, Joe Manchin III, Laws, Regional Authority
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Second phase of Contemporary Arts Center complex to begin in April
richardb@herald-mail.comGroundbreaking for the second of a three-phase building project for Shepherd University's Contemporary Arts Center complex will be held in April, a school spokeswoman said Tuesday. The university received a nearly $12 million state grant to add to $2...Tags: Culture, Education, Elections, Arts and Culture, Arts
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West Virginia Attorney General visits Eagle School Intermediate
matthewu@herald-mail.comWest Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw said that his office frequently receives thank-you notes, but never so many at one time. Moved by the outpouring of 24 notes from the fourth-grade students in teacher Beth Bostic's class at Eagle School...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Herb Snyder, Regional Authority, Government, Local Government
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Acting W.Va. governor proclaims Oct. 4 election
West Virginia will vote for governor Oct. 4.
Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin proclaimed the special election Friday as mandated by this week's state Supreme Court ruling.
Tomblin is also submitting legislation setting a special primary June 20 — West...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Regional Authority, Constitutional Issues, Elections, Politics
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West Virginia to hold special election for governor
West Virginia must hold a special election for governor by Nov. 15, or within one year of when state Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin began acting as chief executive, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a unanimous decision. The justices rejected...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Brooks McCabe, Regional Authority, Republican Party, Government
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Tomblin gains praise from senator
matthewu@herald-mail.comU.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller in Martinsburg on Wednesday praised acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin as a "terrific leader," and West Virginia's senior senator said he hoped there would not be a special election for governor in 2011. "I don't say that politically....Tags: Laws, Joe Manchin III, Regional Authority, Local Government, Government
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Two more candidates join race for W.Va. governor
An independent and a Morgantown, W.Va., man who believes the white race is superior have become candidates in West Virginia's special election for governor, gathering enough voter signatures to obtain spots on the Oct. 4 ballot. The Secretary of State'...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Regional Authority, Curricula, Government, Teaching and Learning
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Measure in state legislature would give $1,800 raise to teachers over two years
matthewu@herald-mail.comWest Virginia school teachers, whose salaries rank 47th in the nation, would see an $1,800 increase in their base pay over two years under a measure that is advancing in the state legislature. "It's a very modest pay raise. However, in today's economy...Tags: Land Price, Petroleum Industry, Teachers Unions, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Weatherization program audit cites W.Va. agency
Associated PressWest Virginia has mismanaged a $38 million federal weatherization grant, including work awarded without bids and prioritization of projects, the U.S. Department of Energy said in an audit report issued Thursday. The problems range from a $20,000...Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Energy, Contracts, Local Government, Politics
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Tomblin, Maloney win gubernatorial primaries
Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Morgantown businessman Bill Maloney prevailed with commanding leads Saturday in West Virginia's special gubernatorial primary.
With 99 percent of 1,883 precincts reporting, Tomblin had more than 40 percent of the vote...Tags: Primaries, AFL-CIO, Environmental Politics, Joe Manchin III, Economy, Business and Finance
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