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Election Results and Drought Conditions, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, Jim Justice, the state’s two-term Republican governor, won a decisive victory in the race for the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s general election. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia’s three-term attorney general, won the ...

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Reimagining Rural Politics, Plus A New Constitutional Amendment, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Matthew Ferrence did not like what his local representative was saying, so he decided to run against him in 2020. He talked to voters in his Pennsylvania district throughout his campaign, but garnered far too few votes to win office.

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Amendment One Passes By 1 Percentage Point

A ban on medically assisted suicide will now be part of West Virginia’s constitution. West Virginia voters passed ...

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Medically Assisted Death Is On W.Va.’s Ballot This November

On the ballot in November, West Virginia voters will decide whether or not to change the state’s constitution to prohibit medically assisted suicide.

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