MORGANTOWN – Sen. Joe Manchin announced on Thursday that he will not seek reelection to the U.S. Senate. The wording of his announcement, in a video posted on social media and released to the press with a written transcript, indicates he is not retiring, and may fuel speculation about ...
Schools can’t always offer career readiness In the letter to the editor “Schools should offer better career readiness” (DP-10-22-23), the author says the schools of West Virginia should up their game with additional counselors for schools. However, sometimes, being ready for a career ...
Among the top priorities for newly selected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was his announced intention to form a bipartisan panel to cut massive spending that has led to an unsustainable $33 trillion national debt. The pragmatist in me cheers, but the cynic in me says asking Congress to ...
MORGANTOWN – The recent party switch of former House of Delegates Minority Leader Doug Skaff has brought new attention to the race for the Republican nomination for secretary of state. Skaff, of Kanawha County, stepped down from his House leadership post in August, resigned from the ...
by Noah Feldman On the surface, the gridlock caused by the Republican Party’s failure to elect a speaker of the House of Representatives looks like a dysfunction of our old-fashioned Constitution. But the fault doesn’t lie with that document. The House’s dysfunction today is the ...
U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney is well within his rights to defend his vote against the continuing resolution that prevented the government shutdown on Sept. 30. In fact, we appreciate his willingness to engage. However, if we are to have an honest discussion, we must have a shared understanding of ...