Rahall continues to support Syria strike
Rep. Nick Rahall Although Sen. Joe Manchin, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. David McKinley have all said Syria is not a threat to the United States’ national security, Rep. Nick Rahall is...
View ArticleManchin will vote “no” on Binz nomination
Sen. Joe Manchin said he will vote against Ron Binz, President Barack Obama’s nominee for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chairman. Manchin told reporters during a conference call Wednesday...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: Miley unsure about Turnpike bonds, WVians likely will pay...
We’ll start off today’s rundown with a story from Daily Mail business editor Jared Hunt. New data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows West Virginians enrolling in the new health...
View ArticleSen. Joe Manchin wants Obamacare’s individual mandate delayed
Sen. Joe Manchin Sen. Joe Manchin said he opposes the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, a section of the law requiring all U.S. citizens have health insurance coverage, but would not support a...
View ArticleWV delegation keeps ‘essential’ employees
Sen. Joe Manchin answering his own phone after losing some staff due to the government shutdown (courtesy photo) For the time being, all three of West Virginia’s representatives in the U.S. House...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: Judge pleads guilty, delegation talks shutdown and more
It’s day three of the federal government shutdown, and it doesn’t look like we’re any closer to a resolution. Yesterday I was able to talk to four of West Virginia’s five representatives on Capitol...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: More charged in Mingo, DHHR threatened and more
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. In the midst of the continuing government shutdown, Sen. Joe Manchin has called for a “full fledged” investigation into an alleged payola scheme at the U.S. Food and Drug...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: Prominent lobbyist busted in prostitution sting, and more
Lobbyist Phil Reale Phil Reale, a prominent statehouse lobbyist and former chief of staff for Gov. Gaston Caperton, was arrested by Charleston Police in a prostitution sting this summer. But as Dave...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: Few sign up for unemployment, Manchin wants insurance...
Sen. Joe Manchin wants the Obama administration to delay the Affordable Care Act’s personal mandate — the section of the law requiring everyone to get health insurance, or face a tax penalty — by one...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: State stands by healthcare exchange decision, Kessler...
The federal government’s health insurance marketplace, Healthcare.gov, continues to experience problems despite assurances from the Obama administration it is fixing issues with the website. Some...
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