Mississippi is the manufacturing anchor of Appalachia. At least, that’s how Tim Thomas sees it. Thomas is the federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, the government agency that oversees economic development for the region. This year, the commission held its annual summit in Tupelo, Mississippi, known for being the […]
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2018 Appalachian Primaries Concluded – Tennessee Results
Thursday’s primaries in Tennessee concluded the 2018 primary season for the 13 Appalachian states getting ready for midterm elections on November 6. Tennesseans selected candidates for each of the state’s nine congressional districts, as well as candidates for one U.S. Senate seat and the Governor, and others. Congressional Districts […]
Read MoreKavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination Serves as Perfect Case Study of Election Year Politics
Late Monday night, President Trump introduced his nominee for the new Supreme Court Justice, Brett Kavanaugh, a 53-year-old United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In the past, he served as the lawyer at the George W. Bush White House […]
Read MoreWater In Appalachia Needs a Trillion Dollar Solution
This is the first of a two-part series on water infrastructure in Appalachia, and possible solutions to problems at the federal and local level. The Problem What West Virginia faces when it comes to its streams and rivers is a historically entangled knot of cultural pride, politics and industrial interests, […]
Read More2018 Primaries Continue – New York and Maryland (Georgia Runoff update)
UPDATE: Georgia held its primary runoff on Tuesday (July 24), completing its list of candidates on both sides of the aisle for the November 6 midterms. Brian Kemp, the current secretary of state of Georgia, won the GOP Governor nomination with almost 70 percent of the votes. Democrats picked their […]
Read More2018 Primaries Continue – Virginia and South Carolina
Two more Appalachian states held their primaries on Tuesday. Voters in Virginia picked candidates to run for one of the state’s US Senate seats and all 11 Congressional Districts. South Carolinians picked candidates to run for their seven Congressional Districts, the governor and several other public offices. VIRGINIA Democratic Incumbent […]
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