In March 2017, a House of Representatives subcommittee held a hearing on the drug problem in America. The hearing focused on what committee members identified as the […]
Author: Hoppy Kercheval, WVMetroNews.com
Manchin’s poll numbers get a bump
Sen. Joe Manchin may be an outlier among most of his Democratic colleagues in Washington, but he knows what plays back home. A new survey by Republican […]
‘Pavement doesn’t have a political party’
Every now and then, common sense and at least a modicum of bipartisanship breaks out in Washington. That has happened with the Congressional approval of the $1.2 […]
What the Virginia election outcome means for West Virginia
I keep wondering when the West Virginia Democratic Party is going to get some encouraging news, but the bad news just keeps coming. Democratic office holders switch […]
What Joe Manchin doesn’t want
I usually get one or two calls a week from national reporters who are doing stories about Joe Manchin. Typically, this question comes up concerning the ongoing […]
Mexit: Maryland panhandle looks for Almost Heaven
Leaders from three Western Maryland panhandle counties have reached out to West Virginia about the possibility of becoming part of the Mountain State. No, really. As our […]
Gov. Justice’s vaccine exemption bill triggers backlash
The special session of the West Virginia Legislature to redraw the legislative and congressional boundaries was moving along relatively smoothly, at least as lawmaking goes. But then […]
Does this stress make me look fat?
This may be a bad time to bring this up but … we have put on a few extra pounds during the pandemic. Not everybody, of course, […]
‘He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands’
We have heard over and over how West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin occupies a strategically powerful position. The 50-50 tie in the Senate means President Joe Biden […]
Gov. Justice won’t give up his hoop dreams
Gov. Jim Justice has filed a grievance over the decision by the Greenbrier County Board of Education not to hire him as the Greenbrier East boys high […]
