Keith Judd, a.k.a. Inmate #11593-051 at the federal correctional facility in Beaumont, Tex., is a modern Renaissance man: a …
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EPA Nixes Mountaintop Mine, Stokes Political Fire
Our colleague Bryan Walsh reports the Environmental Protection Agency today vetoed the largest mountaintop mining removal permit in West Virginia’s history. The move, which red-lights the 2,300-acre Spruce No. 1 Mine in Logan County, comes the morning after acting Democratic Governor Earl Ray Tomblin vowed to “aggressively pursue” legal …
The Latest From West Virginia
Here’s my story about the West Virginia Senate race. Though, interestingly PPP has a poll out today showing Governor Joe Manchin retaking the lead. PPP’s been pretty spot on this cycle, but there’s still three weeks left before voting, several lifetimes in terms of newscycles. And yesterday Sarah Palin endorsed Republican John Raese. …
Anti-Incumbency’s First Real Casualty
Democratic Rep. Alan Mollohan of West Virginia lost his bid for a 15th term in Congress Tuesday night as state Senator Mike Oliverio wrested the party nomination from the 28-year veteran lawmaker’s grasp.
Mollohan, whose father represented West Virginia’s first district before him, fell prey to a fierce anti-Washington campaign …
The Next Bob Bennett (Only Blue)?
Today is primary day in Nebraska and West Virginia. There’s really only one race worth watching here, but it could be a doozy: West Virginia Rep. Allan Mollohan, a 14-term Democrat, is facing one of the toughest primaries of his career. Mollohan, who is in perennial trouble with the Ethics Committee for his profligate porking, is being …