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Republican Bill Maloney files for second run for Governor of West Virginia (video)

By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog CHARLESTON — Republican businessman Bill Maloney filed candidacy papers today for another run for Governor of West Virginia, hoping to close the three-point gap that saw him fall to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. Maloney was joined by his wife Sharon and several supporters at the Secretary of State's office; a big difference ...
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Republican Bill Maloney files for second run for Governor of West Virginia (video)

By Steven Allen Adams on January 26, 2012
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog CHARLESTON — Republican businessman Bill Maloney filed candidacy papers today for another run for Governor of West Virginia, hoping to close the three-point gap that saw him fall to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. Maloney was joined by his wife Sharon and several supporters at the Secretary of [...]Read More>>

Legislation making pseudoephedrine prescription-only aimed at busting meth labs, not curbing demand

By Steven Allen Adams on January 26, 2012
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog CHARLESTON — Two lawmakers who support requiring prescriptions for cold medicines containing ingredients used in the making methamphetamine say the bill will put the hurt on local meth labs, but can’t guarantee that demand for the powerful narcotic will decease. Last week, lawmakers introduced SB 346, called [...]Read More>>

West Virginia public employee pensions see improvement

By Steven Allen Adams on January 25, 2012
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog CHARLESTON — The state’s unfunded public pension liabilities are shrinking after taking hits during the recent recession. Officials with the state Consolidated Public Retirement Board (CPRB) gave a presentation to members of the House Pensions and Retirement Committee today. The CPRB manages nine pension plans: The Public [...]Read More>>

Natural gas cracker tax incentive becomes first bill passed by West Virginia Legislature in 2012 (video)

By Steven Allen Adams on January 25, 2012
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog CHARLESTON — Both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature came together to pass a tax incentive aimed at luring major natural gas manufacturing facilities to the state. The state Senate passed HB 4086, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin‘s natural gas cracker tax incentive bill, unanimously 33-0, with Sen. [...]Read More>>

West Virginia Senate set to pass natural gas cracker incentive bill tomorrow

By Steven Allen Adams on January 24, 2012
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog CHARLESTON — Tax incentives to lure a natural gas manufacturing facility to West Virginia is set to go before the West Virginia Senate tomorrow. The Senate Finance Committee passed HB 4086 today a day after the House of Delegates passed the legislation. The bill will go to [...]Read More>>

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WatchBlog: West Virginia’s education system is in need of fundamental reform

By Steven Allen Adams on January 27, 2012
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog CHARLESTON — It’s been over two weeks since the start of the West Virginia Legislature’s 2012 general session, but there has been very little talk about education reform. That is, until yesterday and in an unusual place. Instead of hearing school officials questioned in one of the [...]Read More>>

WatchBlog: West Virginia Capitol odds & ends

By Steven Allen Adams on January 23, 2012
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog CHARLESTON — We’re almost two weeks into the West Virginia Legislature‘s 2012 regular session. So far there are 1,319 bills introduced between both the House of Delegates and the state Senate. The House passed five bills last week, while the Senate has three bills on third reading [...]Read More>>

WatchBlog: West Virginia House of Delegates proposes congressional redistricting plans

By Steven Allen Adams on January 18, 2012
Watchdogmedia Tue, Jan 17 2012 17:25:59 By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog CHARLESTON — With a U.S. Supreme Court decision just around the corner, senators are already proposing new congressional redistricting maps. Now members of the West Virginia House of Delegates are coming up with plans of their own. Yesterday, the Charleston Daily [...]Read More>>

WatchBlog: Ralph William Clark will run for West Virginia governor again

By Steven Allen Adams on January 17, 2012
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog CHARLESTON — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has a Republican challenger in the 2012 election for Governor of West Virginia and it’s…not who you think it is. Ralph William Clark, a philosophy professor at West Virginia University, will run in the Republican primary, which will decided who faces [...]Read More>>

WatchBlog: State officials mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

By Steven Allen Adams on January 16, 2012
Nwsource Mon, Jan 16 2012 11:28:36 UPDATE 3:52 p.m.: I updated this article with pictures from the ceremony at the State Capitol Complex. By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog CHARLESTON — Lawmakers will have to work today, but before they do they took time to commemorate the life of one of the nation’s [...]Read More>>

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