As we discussed in this space at the end of June, the West Virginia Legislature has assembled its Joint Committee on Redistricting. The committee, consisting of 24 Republicans and nine […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Anti-sex ed delegate posts explicit TikTok
The big scandal in West Virginia over the weekend came at the hands of Delegate Joe Jeffries, R-Putnam, who posted a sexually explicit video on TikTok (a social media platform […]
Don’t trap people in digital slow lane
Although Republicans recoiled when President Joe Biden unveiled his sweeping infrastructure plan in March, a bipartisan group of senators has thrown its support behind one of the less conventional ideas […]
New York voters take stock of experiments, opt for law and order
New York City Democrats have backed a law-and-order mayoral candidate — a former police captain — who is almost certain to win the general election with his advocacy of beefed-up […]
Supreme Court says child slave labor OK …
… as long as it happens outside the United States In a rather disappointing June decision, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Nestle USA (a subsidiary of the Swiss-based Nestle, […]
Rescue efforts had to end, but it is still a terrible blow
In the face of tragedy in the unthinkable proportions of the Champlain Tower South collapse, we look for even the smallest respite — the heroic rescue of a victim out […]
Gov.’t can fund SpaceX but not infrastructure?
There’s a fine line between a public-private partnership and a government handout. A private-public partnership would be akin to the West Virginia Legislature approving $37 million in surplus state funds […]
Startups booming thanks to COVID
If you’re looking for silver linings in this pandemic-damaged economy, here’s a good one: the American entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. In fact, COVID-19 seems to have uncovered it. […]
Anti-LGBTQ+ law’s economic impact
Last week, California added West Virginia to its list of places where state-funded travel is no longer permitted. In 2016, California lawmakers passed a ban on non-essential state employee travel […]
Goodbye to Mooney?
CQ Roll Call revealed Rep. Alex Mooney, who represents West Virginia’s second congressional district in Washington, is under investigation for misspending campaign funds and improperly reporting required information in his […]
