CHARLESTON — PEIA is in good financial condition, and its managers are working toward establishing savings accounts dedicated to smoothing out premium changes in coming years. “We had […]
Author: Brad McElhinny, WVMetroNews.com
50 percent of West Virginia residents know someone addicted to pain medications
CHARLESTON — Half of West Virginia’s residents say they have a friend or family member who has been addicted to prescription pain medications, according to the latest […]
Justice names John Myers as director of Lottery
CHARLESTON — One day after lawmakers asked tough questions about leadership at Lottery, Gov. Jim Justice has named John Myers as director of the agency. He replaces […]
Lawmakers question Lottery’s position on sports betting
CHARLESTON — West Virginia lawmakers asked the interim Lottery commissioner what’s going on with the agency as it considers long-term rules for sports betting. Doug Buffington, the acting Lottery […]
Publicity means jury pool for Justice Loughry’s federal trial may have to be big
CHARLESTON — How deep will the jury pool need to be to find enough to fairly consider the controversial case of suspended Justice Allen Loughry? Pretty deep, […]
What’s next for the impeachment hearings?
CHARLESTON — Lots of twists and turns remain on West Virginia’s Supreme Court impeachment adventure. “It’s a sad historical moment but we are where we are,” Delegate […]
W.Va. senators move ahead with impeachment trials, even for the justice who resigned
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s remaining Supreme Court justices are all headed for impeachment trial. Senators batted down a proposed settlement to keep justices Margaret Workman and Beth Walker on […]
Trial dates set for WV justices Loughry, Workman, Walker and Davis
CHARLESTON — The state Senate gathers today for a pretrial hearing on the impeachment of the remaining members of the Supreme Court. We’ll provide updates here: 3:36 […]
Only 4% of West Virginians have ‘great deal’ of trust in state Supreme Court, poll finds
CHARLESTON — As the next phase of West Virginia’s impeachment proceedings ramps up, public perception of the state Supreme Court is at rock bottom. Only 4 percent […]
Voters say Manchin should vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh: West Virginia poll
CHARLESTON — Senator Joe Manchin has a big decision to make about Brett Kavanaugh, the nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. Sixty-two percent of likely voters in West […]