U.S. Sen Joe Manchin, a mainstay of Democratic Party politics in West Virginia, has left the party and registered as an independent. Manchin released a statement and […]
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The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 10
Of the over 2,500 bills introduced this past legislative session, only 279 became completed legislation. And of the 140-ish bills we were following, only about 16 of […]
Stop self-serving party switches
As we said last week, we aren’t fond of the idea that candidates should have to run as the party on their voter registration, because that could […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 2
Good: HB 4428 — a candidate for election for any state, county, or local office is required to have his or her principal residence within the election […]