West Virginia MetroNews Talkline is reporting…
Reports indicate the Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to deny permits for 79 pending surface mine permits. Twenty-three of those projects are in West Virginia.
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Steven Adams, who runs West Virginia Watchdog and the West Virginia Examiner and also contributes to West Virginia Red, has been named best political reporter in the State of West Virginia by the Washington Post.
Adams has an op-ed in the Washington Examiner this morning about how leftist non-profit foundations, like the Rockefeller Family Fund, are working against coal mining families in West Virginia.
The Senate Finance Committee has rejected a pair of public option amendments to the health care reform bill today.
The Washington Post is reporting a vote on the public option amendment offered by West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller could take place today in the Senate Finance Committee. Take action and contact these key votes on the Senate Finance Committee and tell them you oppose a public option.
The conservative Heritage Foundation says the vote to defund ACORN will stand up to constitutional muster. Congressman Nick Rahall is wrong. Read the analysis here.
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According to Rasmussen Polling reports…
“Just 41% of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s down two points from a week ago and the lowest level of support yet measured.
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The Charleston and Huntington news cycles have been full in recent days with news that State Treasurer John Perdue’s daughter may have received special treatment at Marshall University.
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After much speculation, Republican State Senator Clark Barnes confirmed in The Intelligencer this morning that he will challenge Democrat Congressman Alan Mollohan in West Virginia’s First Congressional District.
Barnes was re-elected last year to his second term in the West Virginia State Senate, where he serves as Senate Minority Whip for the Republican Caucus. The announcement makes Barnes the fourth Republican candidate in the race to replace Mollohan.
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Per Washington Post from Senator Rockefeller’s office…
“Sen. Rockefeller: Mr. Chairman.
I want to open my remarks by recognizing the importance of moving forward. We have an enormous opportunity here today to make real progress toward comprehensive health care reform and we must never forget what this will mean for millions of American families.
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Kanawha County Republican Lunch Reminder
Guest Speaker:
Mike Stuart
President, West Virginia Conservative Foundation
Thursday, September 24, 2009 – TODAY!
12:00 p.m. at the Whitewater Grille, Charleston Marriott
With the hospitalization of Senator Robert Byrd on Tuesday the number of Senate Democrats available to vote on a cloture motion in the U.S. Senate fell to fifty eight. As you may or may not know, the Senate needs 60 votes to end debate on any piece of legislation before it can be put up for a final vote. This vote is called a cloture motion and requires sixty votes to end debate.
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Take Action Today – Call every member of the Senate Finance Committee the contact list is below. Read the rest of this entry »
