Moore vows to fix potholes as roads bill stalled
West Virginia Governor Moore blasts lawmakers for their limited road funding after a special session ends. He pledges to tackle road repairs himself though provides no details, saying the legislature failed on a major highway program. He hints at another special session focused on education.
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Highway Department
Tom
Department of Highways
West Virginia
West Virginia.” Moore
McManus Advises Gov Moore on Highway Funding
House Speaker Lewis McManus of Raleigh criticized Gov. Moore for passing about half of his highway funding request. McManus suggested if Moore disliked the action he should veto the bills and operate on his own.
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Lewis McManus
Raleigh
Moore
McManus
Hall McCoy Head Fayette Jamboree
Fayetteville hosts a four day July jamboree featuring Tom T Hall and Charlie McCoy in the American Country Music Revue at Memorial Auditorium. Tickets cost 4 adults and 2 students under 12. Events run July 2 to July 5 with free shows at Fayetteville Town Park and a fireworks finale.
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Tom T. Hall
Charlie McCoy
Memorial Auditorium
Fayetteville Town Park
West Virginia
House Speaker Gets New Auto License Number Shuffle
The Associated Press reports Raleigh Democrat Lewis N. McManus comments on measuring a person by how he treats minor matters as license plate numbers shift July 1. Gov Moore reshuffles numbers: McManus becomes 7F-3333, Brotherton loses No. 2 for 73-4790. The governor retains No. 1.
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Associated Press
Lewis N. McManus
D-Raleigh
Moore
Senate
William T. Brotherton Jr
Oanawha
State Loses Extra Jobless Funds
West Virginia faces a phasing out of the Federal Supplemental Benefits program after its insured unemployment rate fell below 5 percent, with a weeklong phase out beginning June 27. Only those previously entitled to supplements or extended benefits will continue to receive them, and benefits may end on Sept 25 if not reinstated.
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West Virginia
Clement R. Bassett
West
Four Hundred seventy Nine Degrees From West Virginia Tech
West Virginia Tech awarded 479 degrees at the 77th commencement on May 8. Honors include summa cum laude recipients from multiple towns and states, with a long list of Magna cum laude and Cum Laude graduates and regional counties represented.
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Pratt
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Fayetteville
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Bowen
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Charleston
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St. Albans
Newton E. Johnson
Stephen D. Letwich
Forest Hill
Auguste Malek-Karam
Fairfax, Va
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Charles J. Thompson
Ansted
Kathy M. Fair
John W. Fly Jr
Glen Ferris
William H. Harmon
Dunbar
Richard W. Houchins
Beckley
James W. Keenan
Longacre
Tina Cho Hua Kung
Randy W. Meadows
Belva
Deborah L. Price
Coal City
Clarence J. Rider Jr
Kimberly
Larry K. Rose
Oak Hill
Dianna Sue Scarbro
Judith 4. Meadows
Charlton Heights
Robin K. Morse
Clinton, N.d
Phap Tan Nguyen
Vietnam
Teresa L. Pridemore
Paul M. Shackelford
Shrewsbury
Richard C. Snyder
James B. Twohig
Mt. Hope
Linda K. Wood
W. Workman
Dixie
Water Board Chief Defends Criticism as Not Valid
Romney water board chairman John Ailes dismissed Sen. Li Galperin’s criticism of the State Water Resources Appeals Board as not valid. Ailes backed board member Charles Holland, noted Holland’s past industry links, and said the board has not pressured for coal favors. The board meets next Monday in Charleston to rule on the New Era plant.
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D-Kanawha
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Ailes
Charles Holland
Morgantown
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Kee
Volved T & J Mining Co
Randolph County
and Valley Mining Co
Mononpalia County
Linan Coal Co
Appeals Board
New Era Resources
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Charleston
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Nonpartisan Judge Selection Urged by Chief Justice Berry Jr
Chief Justice Berry urged replacing partisan judge selection in West Virginia with nonpartisan elections calling the current process out of date and corrupt. He criticized circuit court expansion, defended presenting workload studies to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and proposed lay participation in grievance panels to balance reviews. The state’s judiciary was praised as generally strong amid calls for modernization and independence.
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West Virginia
Thornton G. Berry Jr
Charleston
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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