Sen. Joe Manchin could be the man who saves the filibuster, but will he? We sure hope so. We want our senior senator to fight for what his constituents believe in and support, just like Senator Smith did. After all, Smith was doing his constituents' bidding, not that of his party.
For the Freedom to Vote Act to avoid the same fate as the For the People Act, the 50 Senate Democrats need 10 Republicans to support it to avoid another filibuster. That seems unlikely, so the other option for Democrats is to eliminate the legislative filibuster to allow the measure to pass on a party line vote.
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner is urging Senator Joe Manchin to oppose the Freedom to Vote Act, which he calls "nothing more than a watered-down version of H.R. 1, the so-called ‘For the People Act.’"
CHARLESTON — In a legal opinion released Friday, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says vaccine mandates and passports could violate fundamental rights.
CHARLESTON – In an opinion piece, two conservatives say U.S. Senator Joe Manchin shouldn’t support the latest version of the For the People Act because his fellow Democrats have turned the election legislation into a power grab.
CHARLESTON – The start of the state’s newly created Intermediate Court of Appeals still is nearly 10 months away, but applications are being accepted for the three judicial positions.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is praising news the Biden Administration has chosen to withdraw its nomination of David Chipman as director of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
CHARLESTON — Mountain State Justice has sent a notice of intent to Gov. Jim Justice and other state officials that stated a lawsuit would be filed on behalf of its clients regarding legislation involving charter schools and the Hope Scholarship.
CHARLESTON – Legislative leaders have asked state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey to issue a formal opinion about vaccination requirements and how the state Constitution would affect such policy.
WASHINGTON – The version of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act passed last week by House Democrats varies greatly from the compromise Sen. Joe Manchin offered earlier this summer. And the ranking member of the Committee on House Administration says Manchin, who likely will be the key vote when the matter goes to the Senate, wouldn’t support this latest version of the bill if he “were to follow his own framework.”
CHARLESTON – Inflation just this year has eaten up all of the wage increases working Americans have gained in the last five years, according to a Harvard economist and former key adviser to President Obama. For the West Virginia household, that means nearly a $1,000 annual loss.
CHARLESTON – Richard Ojeda, the former state Senator who later ran for U.S. Senate and president, says a current Logan County state Senator improperly used his name and voice in political campaign ads.
WILLIAMSON – A Mingo County attorney and former state lawmaker has filed a lawsuit seeking $25,000 after he says Old Spice deodorant caused severe burns, irritation and rashes on his armpits.
