by Tonja Jacobi and Warren Snead At a time when Republican leadership has come to tolerate, or even embrace, Donald Trump’s “big lie,” 19 states have acted to subvert previously […]
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GO-WV marks first anniversary at winter meeting, hears from state’s D.C. lawmakers about fossil fuel issues
MORGANTOWN – GO-WV – the Gas & Oil Association of West Virginia – celebrated its first anniversary during its winter meeting this week, and welcomed comments delivered by Sens. Joe […]
Jan. 16 letters to the editor
Greeting the new year with skepticism It is the time for looking forward to the coming year: Trepidation and dystopian? Optimism, even utopian? Fear, or longing for the return to […]
No peace or goodwill in Congress
Peace on Earth and goodwill to men this time of year seems increasingly absent in diverse places. In America the noble objective seems to have long ago left the U.S. […]
Disappointing 2022 Pentagon budget
by Elizabeth Shackelford On Dec. 15, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual legislation authorizing the yearly defense budget. At $768 billion, it breezed through the House […]
Capito, McKinley comment on demise of expanded Child Tax Credit
MORGANTOWN — Whatever the fate of Build Back Better after the New Year — in whatever new form it might take — the expanded Child Tax Credit that Democrats hoped […]
Jordan’s scheme is latest proof of GOP’s contempt for democracy
One of the reasons Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew GOP participation from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection was Democrats’ refusal to let Trumpian firebrand Jim Jordan be […]
It’s time to take UFOs seriously
by Dillon Guthrie Of all the year’s political drama, the most surprising may be the U.S. government’s actions on unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs — better known as UFOs. The […]
Nunes’ retirement says a lot about Congress
by Jonathan Bernstein Rep. Devin Nunes announced last week that he’s resigning at the end of the month to go to work for former President Donald Trump. In a way, […]
To keep cost of BBB down, take out the SALT cap increase
Speaking of Build Back Better … Moderates on the left side of the Senate aisle and all senators to the right continue to insist the price tag is too much, […]
