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State Senate to Consider W.Va. Sovereignty Resolution

A resolution that would declare West Virginia's sovereignty under the U.S. Constitution was introduced yesterday in the State Senate and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senate Concurrent Resolution 20 would reassert that state's sovereignty under the U.S. Constitution's 1oth Amendment. From the resolution: ...Be it resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia: That the State of West Virginia reasserts ...
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News & Headlines

FULL VIDEO: W.Va. Dept. of Revenue Presents Budget Requests

By Steven Allen Adams on February 9, 2010
Watch as representatives with the West Virginia Department of Revenue come before the Senate Finance Committee to present their budget requests for Fiscal Year 2011. Related articles by Zemanta WIRE WATCH: Discussing Energy, Jobs, Obama’s Budget, Yemen’s Problems (blogs.wsj.com) The President’s Budget: Agriculture (one.org) Coal industry balks at proposal for higher taxes (sfgate.com) Read More>>

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State Senate to Consider W.Va. Sovereignty Resolution

By Steven Allen Adams on February 8, 2010
A resolution that would declare West Virginia’s sovereignty under the U.S. Constitution was introduced yesterday in the State Senate and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senate Concurrent Resolution 20 would reassert that state’s sovereignty under the U.S. Constitution’s 1oth Amendment. From the resolution: …Be it resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia: That the State of [...]Read More>>

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House, Senate Propose Texting While Driving Ban Despite Statistics

By Steven Allen Adams on February 7, 2010
Both the West Virginia House of Delegates and the State Senate are looking to pass bills that would make texting while driving a misdemeanor offense, but new data shows no reductions in crashes in states where such bans already exist. Senate Bill 438 would make receiving or sending a text message via cell phone when driving [...]Read More>>

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House Rejects New Jobs Impact Statement Rule

By Steven Allen Adams on February 4, 2010
A measure to reject a new rule that would require all bills to have statements regarding job impacts went through lengthy floor debate before being approved by the West Virginia House of Delegates this morning. House Resolution 8 – introduced by Del. Patrick Lane, R-Kanawha – would amend the rules of the House, requiring legislation to [...]Read More>>

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Money Race – Fourth Quarter

By Steven Allen Adams on January 31, 2010
January 31, 2009, was the filing deadline for congressional candidates to submit their campaign finance disclosure forms to the Federal Election Commission. With two of West Virginia’s incumbent Congressional delegation facing possible primary challenges, money will play a large role in the outcome of this election cycle. As a public service, West Virginia Watchdog presents the [...]Read More>>

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Blog & Analysis

WatchBlog: Keep Helping Haiti

By Steven Allen Adams on February 1, 2010
I’m going to take a break from blogging about the Legislature and *ahem* other ridiculousness and talk about something close to my heart: Haiti. The man on the far left in this picture is Pastor Terry Lough of North Pleasants Apostolic Church in St. Marys, W.Va. He is pastor of the church I grew up in [...]Read More>>

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WatchBlog: W.Va. Legislative Session 2010 – Week Three

By Steven Allen Adams on January 25, 2010
This is my second week at the 2010 West Virginia Legislative Session and I think I am finally getting into the swing of things. Today is Monday, Jan. 25. 2010, and I’ve already filed four stories today. I work out of the Press Room in the basement of the Capital Complex. In this room there are [...]Read More>>

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WatchBlog: W.Va. Legislative Session 2010 – Week Two

By Steven Allen Adams on January 18, 2010
West Virginia legislators will have to wade through 979 bills starting Monday when the second week of the 2010 Legislative Session kicks off. Last week’s session began with Gov. Joe Manchin’s State of the State Address and the introduction of the 2010 Fiscal Year Budget on Wednesday. Bills were introduced on both sides of the chamber [...]Read More>>

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WatchBlog: W.Va. Legislative Session 2010 – Week One

By Steven Allen Adams on January 11, 2010
Today is the grand start of the 2010 West Virginia Legislative Session… …and I am in Washington D.C. until Friday in meetings and doing interviews. I’d much rather be hanging out at the Capital Complex making connections and covering the interim meetings, but I’ll make up for it in coverage next week. I’ve heard it said that [...]Read More>>

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FULL AUDIO: Adams on The Morning Edition with Reuben Perdue

By Steven Allen Adams on January 7, 2010
Listen as West Virginia Watchdog Managing Editor Steven Allen Adams is interviewed on The Morning Edition with Reuben Perdue on WAJR FM. The two talked on Tuesday about phantom zip codes, Rep. Alan Mollohan, and the importance of transparency. You can listen to The Morning Edition with Reuben Perdue every morning  9 a.m. to 10 [...]Read More>>

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