by Patricia Murphy When I tell people that I cover politics for a living, the response I almost always hear is that people want Congress, or the Legislature, or fill-in-the-blank-government-entity […]
Tag: Manchin
What’s the Republican Party so afraid of?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an extended version of today’s editorial, containing additional information about what was in the For the People Act as well as additional quotes. For the shortened […]
Manchin against the people
A week ago, Sen. Joe Manchin announced in a Charleston Gazette-Mail op-ed he would not support HR 1/S 1, also known as the For the People Act. HR 1 is […]
June 13 letters to the editor
To the First Lady of W.Va. and her staff I wanted to personally thank First Lady of West Virginia Cathy Justice for the opportunity for my English students in Monongalia […]
Guest essay: The conservative case for the For the People Act
by Hunter Hardway Usually I agree with politicians in my party. I am a proud Republican. But recently, I’ve noticed Secretary of State Mac Warner, of my party, having what […]
June 11 letters to the editor
‘Manchin votes for the 1%,’ not West Virginians A poll conducted by End Citizens United/Global Strategy Group/Alg Research between April 14 and April 18 shows 68% of West Virginia residents […]
After democracy dies
So what will you do after democracy dies? Who will we be after democracy dies? After democracy dies, will we remember the country we had? Will we remember all that […]
Guest essay: H.R.1 has bipartisan public support. Manchin must support it, too
by Ash Orr It’s not too often that you get a whole room of people — especially a room of politicians — to agree on a contentious national issue. But […]
RIP Jan. 6 commission
Senate Republicans killed the Jan. 6 commission. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was one of 35 senators to deliver the death blow to a bipartisan, independent body that would investigate how […]
We need the Equality Act
This past week, The Dominion Post editorial board sat down with representatives from and allies of Fairness West Virginia to discuss the Equality Act, which passed the U.S. House and […]
