In rejecting the pared down Build Back Better Act, Sen. Joe Manchin made clear that the only provision he still supports is codifying Medicare’s ability to negotiate […]
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Congress is moving toward fixing the way it counts votes for president
by Doyle McManus Last week, a bipartisan group of 16 U.S. senators agreed on a long-awaited proposal to fix the Electoral Count Act, the ramshackle 1887 law […]
Guest essay: W.Va. needs ‘all the above’
by Bolts Willis Anyone who doubts that West Virginia’s economy is changing perhaps missed yet another announcement of exciting news. The United Mine Workers of America union […]
Guest essay: West Virginians need Manchin to get on board with BBB climate legislation … before it’s too late
by Kathy Ferguson West Virginia’s natural beauty inspired its citizens to adopt the famed song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” as the state’s unofficial anthem. But, now […]
Reasons to cheer Joe Manchin
by Lynn Schmidt Three centrist cheers for Sen. Joe Manchin III. Manchin’s stance on three key issues may be unpopular with some of his Democratic colleagues but […]
Guest essay: Inflation hits hardest at home
by Paige Looney It feels like the only thing we’re talking about is inflation — and for good reason. Americans are feeling the rising cost of inflation […]
Better late than never on gun reform
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was one bright spot that was almost entirely overshadowed: For the first […]
Sen. Joe Manchin and the expanding eye of the needle
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has historically been a skilled needle-threader. He frequently finds ways to politically maneuver through tight situations without alienating large blocks […]
Congress must pass the STREAM Act
At the end of March, Rep. David McKinley cosponsored the House version of the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act (STREAM Act). […]
Manchin, Republicans nix Biden’s nominee to Federal Reserve
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia likely killed the Biden administration’s nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to the Federal Reserve Board. Manchin cited Raskin’s opposition to carbon-based […]
