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Morrisey files to run for AG
1/28/2012 7:00 PM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau

Morrisey

CHARLESTON - A Republican attorney from the eastern Panhandle has filed to run for West Virginia Attorney General against Darrell McGraw.

Roberts

State Chamber likes idea of right-to-work legislation
2/8/2012 10:26 AM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - The state Chamber of Commerce is behind state Sen. Karen Facemyer's proposal to make West Virginia a right-to-work state.

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Roberts

State Chamber wants more legal reform
1/20/2012 8:00 AM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - The president of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce sees some progress in terms of legal reform, but he said he still would like to see more.

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Tomblin

Legal reform absent from speech
1/12/2012 12:55 PM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's first State of the State address focused on creating jobs and economic growth.

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Tomblin

Tomblin signs Marcellus Shale bill
12/22/2011 4:52 PM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Eight days after the legislation was sent to his desk, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Thursday signed the Horizontal Well Act relating to Marcellus Shale.

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Joyce

W.Va. remains third on 'Hellhole' list
12/14/2011 11:00 PM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Statehouse Bureau
WASHINGTON - Even with a couple of "well-reasoned" decisions by its state Supreme Court this year, West Virginia remains third on an annual list of Judicial Hellholes, according to a new report released Thursday.
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Tomblin

Lawmakers pass Marcellus Shale bill
12/14/2011 2:46 PM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin soon will sign legislation for new rules and fees for Marcellus Shale gas drilling in West Virginia.

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McGraw

Half say it's time for McGraw to go, survey says
12/8/2011 9:16 AM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Nearly half of registered voters surveyed think it's time for someone other than Darrell McGraw to be West Virginia's attorney general.

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Stuart

GOP serves notice on redistricting documents
10/3/2011 8:30 AM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Republican Party on Friday, anticipating future litigation, provided written notice to various state offices asking that all documents related to redistricting be preserved.
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Tomblin

Tomblin still OK with appeals court -- at fair price
9/16/2011 12:13 PM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says an intermediate court of appeals is an "appropriate step" for West Virginia, but one that must be taken with a sound financial foot.

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Tomblin

Tomblin still OK with appeals court ... at fair price
9/15/2011 3:00 PM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says an intermediate court of appeals is an "appropriate step" for West Virginia, but one that must be taken with a sound financial foot.

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