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W.Va. Eastern Panhandle residents tossing hat in the ring for statewide offices
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThe field of candidates who have filed for statewide office in West Virginia’s May 8 primary includes an increasing number of Eastern Panhandle residents. Former Del. Larry V. Faircloth, a Republican from Berkeley County, filed for state auditor on...Tags: Republican Party, Local Elections, Politics, Judges, Federal Election Commission
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Former W.Va. Gov. Hulett Smith dies at 93
Former West Virginia Gov. Hulett C. Smith, who signed bills in the 1960s that abolished the state’s death penalty and implemented its first strip mining laws, has died. He was 93.
Smith’s family announced Monday that the former governor...Tags: Punishment, U.S. House of Representatives, Radio Industry, Earl Ray Tomblin, Politics
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Maloney renews challenge to Tomblin for W.Va. governor's seat
Associated PressRepublican Bill Maloney said Thursday he’s ready to finish what he started last year, win the Republican primary in May and then defeat incumbent Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin in the race for West Virginia governor. The Morgantown businessman came...Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Governors Association, Voting, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate
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Voting begins today in West Virginia's special gubernatorial election
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comActing Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Tuesday followed his Republican opponent, Bill Maloney, on the campaign trail through the Eastern Panhandle in advance of early voting in West Virginia's special gubernatorial election, which begins today at 9 a.m....Tags: Polls, Referenda, Voting, Democratic Party, Earl Ray Tomblin
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Tri-State Congressional representatives include millionaires
heather.keels@herald-mail.comThere are at least five millionaires among the six U.S. senators and three U.S. representatives representing the Tri-State area, according to their 2010 financial disclosure forms. U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., topped the list with an estimated...Tags: PepsiCo Inc., Roscoe G Bartlett, Politics, Israel, Elections
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W.Va. governor race enters final days
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comEarl Ray Tomblin says his 30-plus years of experience in the West Virginia Legislature gives him a “unique background” that would serve him well if elected governor on Oct. 4. Republican Bill Maloney, perhaps not surprisingly, contends his...Tags: Finance, Earl Ray Tomblin, Global Change, Politics, Executive Branch
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Property taxes targeted in W.Va. race
In West Virginia's special election for governor, both Republican Bill Maloney and acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, the Democratic nominee, favor cutting some property taxes. Either winner would face several hurdles, including the state constitution and...Tags: Property Tax, Earl Ray Tomblin, Politics, Executive Branch, Constitutional Issues
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Berkeley Co. voters have mixed feelings about voting in special election
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comTuesday's special gubernatorial election didn't make much sense to some Berkeley County voters, given that the winner only gets a 14-month term. "There should have been an easier way to do it," said Eric Fortney after voting at Tuscarora Elementary...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Judges, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Panhandle senators retain seats at the table
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThe Eastern Panhandle retained “prime seats” at the table of legislative power with the election of Sen. Jeff Kessler Monday evening as president of the West Virginia Senate, according to state Sens. John Unger and Herb Snyder. Unger, D-...Tags: Pocahontas, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Earl Ray Tomblin, Politics
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Tri-State congressional reactions to supercommittee's failure to reach deal
Following are comments from some members of the congressional delegation from the Tri-State area about the failure of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, known as the supercommittee, to reach a deficit reduction plan:
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin,...Tags: Government Health Care, Medicare, Small Businesses, Government Debt, Barbara A. Mikulski
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Two more candidates join race for W.Va. governor
An independent and a Morgantown, W.Va., man who believes the white race is superior have become candidates in West Virginia's special election for governor, gathering enough voter signatures to obtain spots on the Oct. 4 ballot. The Secretary of State'...Tags: Referenda, Curricula, Voting, Earl Ray Tomblin, Politics
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