Friday, May 24 2013 3:44 PM EDT2013-05-24 19:44:48 GMT
Democrats have thrown their support behind Delegates Harry Keith White, D-Mingo, and Tim Miley, D-Harrison, in the race to replace Rick Thompson as Speaker of the House.
Democrats have thrown their support behind Delegates Harry Keith White, D-Mingo, and Tim Miley, D-Harrison, in the race to replace Rick Thompson as Speaker of the House.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:59 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:59:52 GMT
Credit: MountainStateUniversity.edu
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced Karen Bowling of Beckley as Cabinet Secretary of The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, starting July 1.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced Karen Bowling of Beckley as Cabinet Secretary of The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, starting July 1.
Monday, May 20 2013 2:50 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:50:08 GMT
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
During the West Virginia's regular, monthly interim
committee meetings, an hour-long public form at 5 p.m. Dec. 11 in the House of
Delegates chamber will feature reform advocates from the Marijuana Policy
Projects.
Former police lieutenant and FBI unit chief, James Nolan,
who is an associate professor of sociology at West Virginia will speak as well
as Matt Simon, a West Virginia native who serves as a legislative analyst for
the Marijuana Policy Project.
According to MPP, the District of Columbia and 18 other
states have passed medical marijuana laws, and 15 states have removed criminal
penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
MPP is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the
United States and has been trying to change state-level marijuana laws since
2000.
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