Lawyers, coal, doctors drive West Virginia Supreme Court race funding
In West Virginia, lawyers remain the largest source of campaign cash for the state's Supreme Court races, with coal interests and physicians adding sizable sums. Through late April, three groups accounted for at least 60 percent of $1.29 million raised by four Democrats and one Republican, led by Chief Justice Elliott Spike Maynard with nearly $587,000 from individuals. Maynard drew about 24,500 from Massey Energy and related entities amid scrutiny over coal interests. Other candidates, including Menis Ketchum and Bob Bastress, also drew major support from lawyers, plus contributions from firms and labor groups, while Margaret Workman largely self-financed with a lawyer-heavy donor base.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Elliott
Spike” Maynard
Maynard
Massey Energy Co
Monaco
Massey
Don Blankenship
Blankenship
Mingo County
Jackson Kelly
Steptoe & Johnson
Fitzsimmons Law
Hill, Peterson, Carper
Justice Maynard
Amy Shuler Goodwin
Menis Ketchum
Huntington Law Firm
Ketchum
Campbell Woods
J.H. Fletcher & Co
Champion Industries
Tees
Fire chief Vance indicted in ongoing child abuse probe
Indicted charges arise from an investigation that identified three female victims aged 6 to 13. Offenses allegedly occurred from 1996 to 2007. The case involves Russell County Commonwealth Attorney Michael Bush and multiple agencies. Vance, Richlands Fire Department chief, was arrested amid review by Town Manager Tim Taylor. no further comment.
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Russell Counties
Conroy
Russell County
Michael Bush
Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Richlands
Community views on PikeView middle school plan spark debate
School board members discuss cost of construction and fuel driven transportation expenses. Polling concerns focus on parental involvement and accessibility for families in Gardner and Pike View area. Candidates Harmon and Young did not respond to editorial board invitations.
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Poling
PikeView
Gardner
Kaufman
Pike View High School
White
SBA
Sis
Princeton Middle School
Princeton Senior High
Board of Education
Kenny Harmon
Kegley
Brandon K. Young
Princeton
Daily Telegraph
Three suspects named in Bluefield regional shooting case
In Bluefield Virginia a suspect shot during a manhunt near a vehicle linked to October robberies was wounded and arrested along with two others. Authorities tout wide cooperation and lockdowns in several areas as the case proceeds with trials in August and September.
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Bluefield
Claypool Hill
Richlands
Lee
Kennedy Era Echoes in Mercer County Campaign History
West Virginia's 1960 primary reshaped the Democratic race with Kennedy battling Humphrey for delegates at the Mercer County Courthouse and nearby sites. Emilie Holroyd recalls Kennedy’s strong showing and notes past visits by Eleanor Roosevelt and Bobby Kennedy. The current Hillary Clinton Obama contest is described as exciting, with a free Solutions for America event at Concord University.
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John F. Kennedy
Mercer County
Glenwood Park
Emilie Holroyd
Holroyd
Kennedy
West Virginia
Eleanor Roosevelt
George Washington University
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Adlai Stevenson
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Democratic Party
Jfk
Hubert
Humphrey
Jack Kennedy
Bobby Kennedy
Howard Jarrett
Court House
Hillary Clinton
Obama
Solutions For America
Concord University
Samantha
Sperry
Bottonline
Clinton sticks to race as Obama widens lead in memo week
Clinton disclosed loaning her campaign 6.4 million in recent weeks and 5 million earlier as Obama led, with Obama in Chicago and aides signaling early pivotal-state campaigning. The AP tally showed Obama at 1,846.5 delegates to 1,696 for Clinton, with 2,025 needed to win the nomination. Clinton pressed for Michigan and Florida seating, West Virginia next, and vowed to stay in race while fundraising and appealing to superdelegates.
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Mer. Clinton
White House
Obama
Chicago
Clinton
Shepherdstown
W.va
Jeanette Council
North Carolina
America
Council
Cumberland County
Associated Press
Indiana
George McGovern
Denver
Democratic National Committee
Michigan
Florida
David Plouffe
Howard Wolfson
CNN
Wolfson
Robert Gibbs
Senator Clinton
Plouffe
West Virginia
Kentucky
Oregon
Indianapolis
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A-l
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Joe Coburn
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Dennis Thompson
Rick Allen
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