By: Jim Mullins (Diary)  |  June 18th at 07:16 PM  | 

Facing tomorrow’s deadline to declare their intended votes as superdelegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, Senator Joe Manchin, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, and Congressman Nick Rahall declared this afternoon that they will not attend the convention, the Charleston Daily Mail reports. Senator Manchin, Governor Tomblin, and Congressman Rahall all face stiff opposition in November. Senator Manchin faces a rematch with 2010 opponent, conservative | Read More »

By: Jim Mullins (Diary)  |  December 16th at 06:16 PM  | 

Just over 3 months after announcing his intentions to seek a rematch of one of the closest congressional elections of 2010, former West Virginia state Senator Mike Oliverio (D) announced today that he is abandoning his plans to seek a rematch with Rep. David McKinley (R, WV-01) (campaign site | official site). While Oliverio has not yet stated his reasons for dropping out of this | Read More »

By: Jim Mullins (Diary)  |  March 4th at 05:40 PM  | 

On Wednesday, March 2, 2011, the West Virginia House of Delegates passed House Bill 2946, which would require a person to obtain a doctor’s prescription before a person could purchase numerous over-the-counter medications that contain pseudoephedrine or certain other drugs that are associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine.  The vote to pass HB 2946 in the House of Delegates was 77-23 (Dems 53-12; Reps 24-11). | Read More »