MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey won the GOP race for the nomination for governor on Tuesday, in a hard-fought campaign characterized by negative, often insulting campaigning. Morrisey will face […]
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Morrisey leads GOP gubernatorial hopefuls in fundraising and polls
MORGANTOWN — With days to go before the May 14 primary election, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has been leading his five GOP rivals in fundraising and in the polls for […]
Candidates for gov. are anti-trans. What else?
Remember the good ol’ days when political attack ads discussed real issues facing potential constituents? Based on the current state of Republican campaigning, those days are long behind us. Three […]
Justice endorses Moore Capito to succeed him
Gov. Jim Justice has endorsed Moore Capito to succeed him in the Governor’s Office. Justice gained the endorsement of Moore Capito’s mother, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, when he announced his […]
Morrisey tops GOP gubernatorial primary pack in campaign fundraising, in First Quarter finance reports
MORGANTOWN – Six Republicans are battling for their party’s nomination for governor in the may 14 primary election. Entering the final weeks before the primary, three of them had campaign […]
At gubernatorial debate, no good options presented
If last Thursday’s MetroNews gubernatorial debate is anything to go by, Republican primary voters have no good options. None of the three participating candidates stood out as an overall good […]
GOP candidates differ on pace of future tax cuts
West Virginia has already embarked on what the current governor calls the largest tax cut in state history, and candidates to next take on the chief executive’s role differ in […]
Candidates for governor share their economic visions for W.Va.
West Virginia’s Republican candidates for governor, most of whom are meeting for a MetroNews debate this week, have been weighing in on their views of the state’s economy. Generally, indicators […]
Moore Capito endorses Justice
Delegate Moore Capito, competing to be West Virginia’s next governor, has endorsed Gov. Jim Justice in the race for U.S. Senate. Justice, when asked during a briefing whether he intends […]
Funds are flowing in for Gov. hopefuls
The race for governor in West Virginia is already starting to heat up financially. Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican serving his second term, is up against a term limit and […]






