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Under new law, counties can appoint 'acting' sheriffs and prosecutors
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In 2007, then-Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Charnock abruptly resigned, leaving the county courthouse in disarray. Assistant prosecutors weren't sure whether they had the authority to proceed in criminal cases without a...Tags: Politics, Prosecution, Elections, Government, Lawyers
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Tomblin signs home rule bill into law ��� is it constitutional?
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Even after Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin affixed his signature to it, the home rule legislation expanding a pilot project remains steeped in controversy. Hardly had the ink dried in Tomblin's signature on SB435 than a Cabell County legislator began wondering if...Tags: Gun Control, Politics, National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, Government
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Poll shows Tennant could lead Senate race
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A new poll shows Secretary of State Natalie Tennant comfortably ahead of potential challengers in the event she runs for U.S. Senate. Tennant has not announced her intentions, but 40 percent of Democrat voters polled said they'd...Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Shelley Moore Capito, Primaries, Interior Policy
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BRIEF: Chafin secures money for Williamson pool
Williamson Daily News, W.Va.Like he has many times in the past, Mingo County State Senator H. Truman Chafin has helped get a grant for the City of Williamson to make repairs to the municipal pool in West End. Chafin presented Williamson Park Board member Curt Phillips with a...Tags: Rentals, H Truman Chafin
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EDITORIAL: Tomblin's vetoes reflect most welcome caution
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed two bills that passed both the House and the Senate without a single no vote. In so doing, Tomblin probably spared taxpayers untold millions of dollars. The first bill would have given a special state income tax break to...Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Elections, Regional Authority, Government
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Prison bill mandates more drug courts
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- By July 2016, all West Virginia counties will be required to participate in a drug court program and provide alternative, treatment-based sentences for certain individuals convicted of drug-related crimes. The good news is, it...Tags: Canterbury, Public Transportation, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Home rule bill draws bipartisan praise at wrap-up summit
matthewu@herald-mail.comState Democratic and Republican lawmakers Friday at the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce legislative wrap-up summit appeared to share an equal amount of enthusiasm for the State Legislature’s passage of the municipal home rule bill...Tags: Politics, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Herb Snyder
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Most bills passed during regular session await Tomblin's signature
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Most of the 221 bills passed in the 2013 regular session and a two-day special session that followed are awaiting action by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, who has until the end of the week to sign or veto pending bills. Through Monday,...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Government, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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EDITORIAL: Expanding Medicaid could be expensive
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.AS Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin considers adding 150,000 to the Medicaid program under Obama-care, the governor should heed the words of Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., who helped write that law. "I just see a huge train wreck coming down," Baucus said at a Senate...Tags: Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, Government, Medicaid
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Piedmont students pay it forward
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Virginia Groce, 10, asked for donations for the animal shelter instead of presents for her birthday. She also cut her long, dark hair to help make wigs for cancer patients. Jeremiah Patterson, 11, has been making new friends and... -
W.Va. broadband project nearly finished
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A $126.3 million federal stimulus project designed to expand high-speed Internet across West Virginia is nearly finished, but more than $43.3 million remains unspent, according to a report released last week. State officials...Tags: Politics, Pocahontas, Government, National Government
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Pore: Tomblin's leadership needed for DHHR changes
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It will take strong leadership from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to make improvements at the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, said Renate Pore, director of health-care policy for West Virginians for Affordable Health...Tags: Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Career and Workplace, Government, Medicaid
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