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
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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.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:43 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:43:57 GMT
The three locks on the upper Monongahela River will be open to recreational boaters this weekend during limited hours.
The three locks on the upper Monongahela River will be open to recreational boaters this weekend during limited hours.
State Senate President
Jeff Kessler, D–Marshall, announced Jan. 16, that he had appointed Sen. Evan Jenkins, D-Cabell, to the Council of State Governments' prison
overcrowding working
group. Jenkins replaces former Sen. Mark Wills.
Sen. Bill Laird, D-Fayette, will head the Senate delegation to the
working group. Other
members of the working group are
Sen. Mike Hall, R-Putnam, three members of the
House of
Delegates, top court officials, state agency directors and
criminal justice
stakeholders. The
bipartisan working
group will review trends in the state's criminal justice system
and ultimately
develop policy options for state leaders to review for the
upcoming 2013 legislative
session