by Cindy Black Federal law is clear: Foreign money is prohibited in U.S. elections. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC created a loophole allowing corporations with significant foreign ownership to use their corporate coffers to spend unlimited ...
by Kevin Frazier I’m not proud to admit it, but I’m a better husband when my mother-in-law visits. I walk a little faster to get to the door. I add a few extra “pleases” and “thank yous.” And, I’m slightly less cheap — making sure I cover some meals, cocktails, ...
by Kurt Bardella “Americans don’t want to live in a nation where big government has the power to silence free speech.” These are the words of House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, who recently began an inquiry into tax-exempt philanthropic and advocacy organizations. I ...
Unless you follow politics very closely, news about the Club for Growth won’t mean much to you. However, take note because the organization is going to be a major player in the 2024 election in West Virginia. The Club for Growth is the largest unaffiliated political action committee in ...
Senate Republicans are bending over backward to block a bill that would tell the public who is giving large sums of money to groups that take out ads telling Americans to vote for or against candidates for federal office. This is a fight Democrats deserve to win. Sheldon Whitehouse’s ...
Protestors shouldn’t get front-page photos It has happened again! I opened the paper Saturday, Sept. 4, to find a photo of mothers in Preston County protesting the mandating of mask-wearing. The Sunday, Aug. 29, front-page photo of healthcare workers protesting mandating COVID-19 ...