In a recent op-ed, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., wrote that the economic environment in West Virginia — and the United States as a whole — is the healthiest it’s been in years. In the op-ed, published Jan. 3 in the Daily Mail WV, Capito wrote that “the American economy had […]
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When Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes hired a firm called CyberScout to address the state’s election security, she was putting her faith in a company that had never tackled such a challenge and had drawn opposition from her staff. They questioned both the hiring process — and the results. […]
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Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes expanded her sway over Kentucky’s election process with audacity, a willingness to fight — and a board that didn’t appear to be paying close attention. But the conflict isn’t over. The September 2018 meeting of the Kentucky State Board of Elections was strikingly contentious. […]
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Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, who attained national prominence for a failed Senate run against Mitch McConnell, is taking heat because her staff has routinely examined the voting records of state employees, job applicants and even potential political rivals. In an appearance on MSNBC in July 2017, Kentucky […]
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A federal judge has ruled that a coal company controlled by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family must turn over financial information and make its employees available for questioning. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger granted a motion submitted last month by U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart seeking additional information and the ability to depose Justice […]
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Has the state of West Virginia really been bankrupt within the past two years? West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice raised this issue when he said earlier this year that “a little over one year ago I was sworn in as your governor. At that time, our state was bankrupt for all practical […]
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