By Leann Ray | Editor-in-chief
“It’s literally, what, 20 months into my first term. That’s the last thing I want to focus on. I want to deliver.” — Gov. Patrick Morrisey on the news that Sen. Jim Justice is considering challenging him in the 2028 election
U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, and Gov. Patrick Morrisey speak at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting and business summit at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on Sept. 3, 2026. (The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce photo)
By Amelia Ferrell Knisely
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — While Sen. Jim Justice considers challenging Gov. Patrick Morrisey in the 2028 gubernatorial primary, the pair took the stage Thursday at The Greenbrier to deliver economic-focused talks with a flavor of stump speeches.
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. (Photo by West Virginia Legislative Photography)
By Lori Kersey
West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Bill Wooton was treated for dehydration and released from Charleston Area Medical Center Wednesday evening, hours after he had a “medical incident” while on the bench, a spokesman for the court said Thursday.
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Three states this year have enacted laws that require or allow schools to use panic alarms to quickly summon emergency responders. Ten other states have such laws and a dozen more are considering them. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)
By Robbie Sequeira
Three states this year have enacted laws that require or allow schools to use mobile, wearable, wireless or silent panic alarms to quickly summon emergency responders.
By Jennifer Shutt
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said earlier this year he’d “do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections” this fall, declining to rule out sending the National Guard or federal law enforcement officers to polling locations throughout the country.
By Jacob Fischler
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn a lower court and allow it to enforce a U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in voting.
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