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Lack of intermediate court disturbing
June 16, 2011 West Virginia is one of only a handful of states that lack an intermediate court of appeals. more »»
Hearing showed strong support for preservation
June 10, 2011 A public hearing held recently by the Jefferson County Commission about spending county money on the purchase of what is called the “cement mill” property drew about 40 citizens, capacity for the... more »»
Roads:?Build??Upgrade? Repair?
June 4, 2011 Not a week goes by that someone doesn’t ask me why some new road isn’t built somewhere or some existing road isn’t upgraded, fixed or better maintained. more »»
Chesapeake Bay bill a big victory
May 27, 2011 The Chesapeake Bay Watershed bill enacted this past March by the legislature was a great victory for the Eastern Panhandle. Sponsored and skillfully maneuvered to passage by Sen. more »»
Does W.Va. have gas? You bet
May 19, 2011 A few years ago a large natural gas field was discovered several thousand feet under the Allegheny Mountains and their western foothills. more »»
The ‘Sheriff’s Succession’ amendment
May 12, 2011 Last week we discussed why we’re having four elections for governor over the next 18 months. more »»
Only one week until Election Day
May 6, 2011 In a few days (Saturday, May 14) the voters of West Virginia will choose nominees for governor in a special primary election. This will be followed by a special general election on Oct. 4. more »»
Allowing reporters to protect their sources
April 30, 2011 Last year I sponsored a bill called the “reporter shield.” As the concept is one with which many folks are unfamiliar, I thought it would take several years to build sufficient support to pass i. more »»
Preserving battlefield a good cause
April 21, 2011 An old cement mill located near the intersection of River Road and Trough Road is the site of part of the Civil War Battle of Shepherdstown, which was the final engagement of the Battle of Antietam. more »»
Major surgery needed for congressional district
April 15, 2011 For the last 20 years Jefferson County has been in the same congressional district as Charleston. Most people here do not understand why and many resent it. more »»
West Virginia senatorial districts discussed
April 8, 2011 Last week we talked about what the new map of House of Delegates districts might look like for the Eastern Panhandle after the Legislature completes the required redistricting. more »»
Area gains two additional seats in House
April 1, 2011 Just over a week ago the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2010 geographic and demographic data for West Virginia. The total population was known last fall (1,823,994 for a gain of . more »»
We did a few things right
March 25, 2011 While I would rate the legislature’s performance this year overall as less than average, we did pass a few bills that will in my view improve the lives of West Virginians. more »»
Session good for Jefferson, not for state
March 18, 2011 The State Legislature completed its 2011 regular session at midnight on Saturday, March 12, having passed some very good legislation for Jefferson County but having failed to deal with what I believ... more »»
Pseudophedrine and meth
March 11, 2011 Just over a week ago the House of Delegates passed a bill that would make 15 cold medicines that contain pseudoephedrine available only by prescription. more »»
State is prepared on two fiscal questions
March 4, 2011 West Virginia is often cited for being dead last or close to it on many lists ranking the states. more »»
Tax increment financing, levies
February 25, 2011 Two ideas that will increase the ability of local governments to deal with their problems have shown some movement in the House of Delegates in the last couple of weeks. more »»
Brownfields reform bill passes house
February 18, 2011 A bill sponsored by Delegate Tiffany Lawrence and me correcting a serious problem in our brownfield law passed the House of Delegates last week. more »»
Special election date is finally set
February 11, 2011 On Feb. 7, Acting Gov. Ear Ray Tomblin signed the bill authorizing a special election for governor. This was the 27th day of our 60 calendar day regular sessio. more »»
State K-12 schools making progress
February 4, 2011 For the second year in a row “Quality Counts” (an annual evaluation of our nation’s public schools done by the magazine “Education Week”) has ranked West Virginia in the top 10 of the 50 states. more »» |
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