New River Gorge National Park Wins Coveted Travel Ranking
The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve has been listed as the nation's top underrated travel destination by U.S. News and World Report.
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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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsConstitutional Questions Surround Justice Appointment
The West Virginia Constitution prohibits legislators from being appointed to any position created under a law passed during their term of office.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Governor: Voters Shouldn't Decide Abortion Access Issue
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has rejected a suggestion by Democrats to let voters decide whether abortion should continue to be allowed in the state.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Justice Agrees To Live In Charleston, Residency Case Dismissed By Kanawha Co. Circuit Court
Gov. Jim Justice has agreed to abide by the state constitution and reside in Charleston during his second term in office. That decision follows a years-long battle in the courts that wound up in the hands of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and, ultimately, the dismissal of the case from a circuit court.
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December 9, 1933: W. Va. Legislation Authorizes the State to Assume County Debts
On December 9, 1933, the Democrat-controlled West Virginia Legislature passed a bill authorizing the state to assume county debts for all outstanding…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawsuit Over West Virginia Governor's Residency Continues
A long-running lawsuit seeking to require West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to live in the state's capital will continue.A circuit judge in Charleston on…
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