In Mississippi last week, a seamless performance by a new set of voting machines took place amid widespread anxiety about election integrity. ACKERMAN, Miss. — Choctaw County’s election centers opened at 7 a.m. last Tuesday, and voters were greeted by poll workers who’d just set up brand-new voting machines. “If […]
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Recent news reports have suggested that West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice — who faces both Republican and Democratic challengers in his bid for a second term in 2020 — has one of the lowest approval ratings of any governor in the country. For instance, WHSV-TV reported, “Gov. Jim Justice’s approval rating 2nd […]
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Andy Beshear’s lead in the Kentucky gubernatorial race came largely from cities and suburbs. But a shift toward the Democratic candidate occurred across the state, compared to the 2015 governor’s election. This time, it really was the cities and suburbs. The television maps of Kentucky’s vote Tuesday night appeared to […]
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Murray Energy Corp., a major player in the coal-mining industry, declared bankruptcy in late October, sending shockwaves across coal-dependent regions of West Virginia and neighboring states. In addition to putting coal employment at risk, the company is the last major employer contributing to the United Mine Workers of America’s pension plan. With such a […]
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The immigration crisis on the southern border of the U.S. doesn’t affect the day-to-day lives of most residents throughout the country. But many people are increasingly concerned anyway. A group from rural West Virginia recently took a trip to Texas to aid asylum-seekers. They went to learn more about the […]
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Heading into Tuesday’s off-year elections in a handful of Appalachian states– Virginia, Kentucky and Mississippi notably among them– important races for governor and state legislative seats were being posited as an early referendum on the White House. President Trump spent the days leading up to the race rallying in Kentucky and Mississippi for […]
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