Earlier this year, the West Virginia Republican Party Executive Committee voted to limit the party’s Primary Election to only Republican voters beginning in 2026. That means the […]
Hoppy Kercheval
Student financial literacy will add up
West Virginia has joined the growing list of states that require high school students to take a financial literacy course. The Legislature passed the law last year […]
W.Va. Tax Department liens on Justice
EDITOR’S NOTE: Hoppy is on vacation this week. This column originally published on March 22. The news that the Greenbrier Hotel Corp. failed to pay five months […]
WVU basketball looks to the future
The last 11 months have been difficult for the WVU basketball program and its fans. It began with Coach Bob Huggins’ homophobic, anti-Catholic slur on a Cincinnati […]
Manchin vs. Blankenship? Possible, but not probable
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is leaving open the possibility — albeit remote — that he could run for the Senate as an independent. The veteran Democratic […]
Josh Eilert: A true Mountaineer
Years from now, a young Mountaineer fan will be thumbing through the WVU basketball media guide and notice the nine wins and 23 losses in the 2023-24 […]
Confessions of a former W.Va. Legislature fanboy
Back in January, I wrote a commentary in praise of the West Virginia Legislature. Here is what I said: “Let me confess now that I am a […]
Legislature faces big decision on state unemployment program
Here is a question West Virginia legislators always need to ask themselves, especially in the closing days of a session: Is it better to do something or […]
Inconsistent Republicans
In politics, it is often difficult to be consistent. Holding true to a particular ideology may require an individual to be for or against something that they […]
Legislators look to finish off income tax on Social Security
EDITOR’S NOTE: Hoppy’s original commentary published Feb. 20. The House passed the tax cut on Feb. 22. This column has been lightly edited to reflect the bill’s […]
