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Thompson wants veterans nursing home in Beckley
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.One day after his appointment to a cabinet-level post, Rick Thompson is striving to do what he can to assist federal officials land a veterans nursing home at the Beckley VA Medical Center. Thompson was named just Thursday as secretary of the Department...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Nursing Homes, Earl Ray Tomblin, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nursing
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House speaker resignation sparks political jockeying
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Even before House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, announced his resignation, fellow delegates began debating who would be next to lead the House. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Thursday Thompson is leaving his post as speaker to...Tags: Government, Finance, Earl Ray Tomblin, U.S. Senate, Tim Armstead
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House Speaker Thompson appointed to Department of Veterans Assistance
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.House Speaker Rick Thompson will take a new post as secretary of the Department of Veterans Assistance. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Thompson's appointment Thursday morning. Current Secretary Keith Gwinn is retiring for health reasons, Tomblin said....Tags: Government, Armed Forces, Earl Ray Tomblin, American Legion, Joe Manchin III
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EDITORIAL: New DUI proposal ignites anger, debate
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, TupeloA proposed nationwide lowering of the legal alcohol driving limit from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent raised the ire from the usual sectors this week when the idea was publicized by the National Transportation Safety Board. The liquor and beverage...Tags: Drunk Driving, Transportation Industry, POLITICO LLC, National Transportation Safety Board, Road Transportation
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Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP states, including Michigan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Turns out that cutting was the easy part. Now Republicans who control a majority of the state capitols in the United States face a far greater philosophical dilemma — what to do with all the money when an improving...
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Lawmakers denounce IRS actions
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.A hearing is scheduled Friday on Capitol Hill by the House Ways and Means Committee to explore the political tactics the Internal Revenue Service allegedly used against the Tea Party and other conservative organizations. Another hearing is planned...Tags: Government, FBI, Religion and Belief, Joe Manchin III, Freedom of the Press
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Senate hearing next week on Pritzker nomination
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker, who has been nominated by the White House to lead the Commerce Department, will appear May 23 before the Senate Commerce Committee for a confirmation hearing. The hearing was announced Wednesday in a...Tags: Elections, Penny Pritzker, U.S. Senate, Politics
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Rahall off and running to seek his 20th term
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Nick Rahall landed his first term in Congress the same year Jimmy Carter won a four-year lease on the White House. Carter soon fell in disfavor with American voters and served only one term as president, but Rahall has kept his job in the House of...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Jimmy Carter, Metal and Mineral, Operation Fast and Furious, White House
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Greenbrier airport tower to stay open
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.The Greenbrier Valley Airport's air-traffic control tower will remain open, along with 148 others that were threatened with closure as a result of federal budget cuts. Airport manager Jerry O'Sullivan said he received word of the reprieve Friday...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Department of Transportation, Layoffs and Downsizing, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Reapportionment will affect local districts for '14 election
The News-Item, Shamokin, Pa.The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's ruling this week upholding a revised legislative redistricting plan will mean changes effective with the 2014 election for some municipalities in Northumberland County. The approved plan keeps the Shamokin-Mount Carmel...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Local Elections, Kurt A. Masser, Montour County, U.S. Senate
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Rahall plans to run again
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- For the 20th time, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall is running to represent West Virginia in Washington, D.C. "Let there be no doubt . . . I am running for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's Third District...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Metal and Mineral, U.S. Senate, Elections, Republican Party
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Longtime online sales tax advocate hopeful about House chances
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- After devoting more than a decade advocating for Internet sales taxes, former state delegate John Doyle made a point of being in the U.S. Senate chambers for the 69-27 passage vote on the Marketplace Fairness Act. "I was in the...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, David McKinley, John Doyle, Auction Service, eBay Inc.
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