West Virginia

updated 7:07 p.m.

WV PSC Public Hearing on December 2009 Blackout in Clarksburg, Thursday, March 11

Posted by Calhouner Here is your reminder to come to the PSC hearing Thursday evening. The WV Public Service Commission will be holding a public hearing on the December 2009 blackout that struck southern and central West Virginia. The PSC is in the middle of studying the causes of the blackout. The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 11 at 6:00 p.m. at he Harrison County Recreation ...
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Granny D has died

Sad news from New Hampshire: Campaign finance activist Doris "Granny D" Haddock, who walked across the country pushing for reform at age 90, died last night surrounded by family in her Dublin home. She was 100. [..] "She always said she'd live to be 100, and she did," Jim Haddock, her son, said. Born in Laconia in 1910, Haddock was drawn to politics in 1960, when she opposed a plan to te...
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Senate Bill 614 on the Way to a Floor Vote in the House

SB614 passed the House Judiciary Committee on a voice vote this afternoon. The bill could get its first reading at this evening's House session. The bill could make it to a floor vote as early as tomorrow evening, if the House has two floor sessions again tomorrow. The bill provides that land owners to be affected by high voltage power lines get individual notice at the beginning of P...
West Virginia Blue - Tue 5:25 p.m.

Rollcall vote on the unnecessary and intrusive ultrasound bill

Posted by Carnacki For the sake of consistency, will the yes votes for the intrusive and medically unnecessary ultrasound bill also require men to get ultrasounds before they have a vasectomy? Afterall, they've of the mind set that the government should intrude in the medical decisions of doctors. I thought conservatives opposed governnment intrusion. Yeah, I know, in reality they are f...
West Virginia Blue - Tue 2:08 p.m.

ACTION ALERT: Ask WV Senate to pass HB 4373. Don't make WV children wait for health insurance.

Posted by Wabi-Sabi UPDATE: Great news! As the Legislative Action Alert requested, the second reference to Finance was dispensed with. HB4373 will be on 1st reading today (Thursday). It is expected to pass without much objection. Thanks to all who made calls and thanks to Sen. Helmick for waiving the reference to his committee. The Legislative Action Team for Children & Families ...
West Virginia Blue - Tue 11:27 a.m.

West Virginia school celebrates 140th anniversary

Posted by Carnacki Someone emailed me this link to an excellent State Journal story about the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind in Romney. Mary Ennis Kesler, 30, said she sometimes tries to explain to her students just how much cell phone text-messaging, the Internet and other technology have changed life for people with hearing impairments. "We have access to the whole w...
West Virginia Blue - Tue 10:45 a.m. - 4 clicks

More out-of-state scumbags take to W.Va. airwaves

by: heath_harrison Following last week's launch of anti-Democratic attacks by the prostitute-loving Dick Morris ( who admitted his commercials were full of factual errors), a new group of rightwingers is airing "issue ads" against Rahall and Mollohan. This week, the West Virginia Republicans can count on help from the American Future Fund. A quick look into the past of the future fund sh...
West Virginia Blue - Tue 12:45 a.m. - 3 clicks

Capitol Hill News Open Thread

Good afternoon, West Virginia Blue readers. This is your late afternoon open thread to discuss all things Hill-related. Use this thread to praise or bash Congresscritters, share a juicy tip, ask questions, offer critiques and suggestions, or post manifestos. Help me out. Enjoy the Ogden silliness and flip-flop again. Add some news... Serious scheduling conflict today. Sorry. David has a few i...
West Virginia Blue - Mon 4:49 p.m. - 3 clicks

Am I an American Person?

by btchakir I listened to a Congressman from Alabama give the Republican's weekly statement (after the President's weekly statement) on NBC this morning and was told that despite what Pelosi and Reid want, despite the threat of using reconciliation to push the Health Care bill through, the American People don't want the Health Care bill as it has been debated and argued over the past year. He s...
West Virginia Blue - Mon 3:09 p.m.

West Virginia Democrats running for office

Posted by Carnacki The West Virginia Democratic Party has a strong slate of candidates running for office , in some cases against each other. In most of the primary races I intend to remain neutral, but people can take their own stances. Two notable exceptions I'll state upfront. I strongly support the re-election of Nick Rahall and Alan Mollohan to the U.S. House of Representatives. Sometim...
West Virginia Blue - Mon 3:09 p.m. - 5 clicks

WVEC Action Alert on PSC reform bill 614 - UPDATE

UPDATE: SB 614 was passed by House Judiciary WITH amendment earlier today, March 9. The amendments appear minor (to me), but here's a link for those following more closely. House Judiciary Amendment . (via Wabi-Sabi) PREVIOUS UPDATE: SB 614 now in House Judiciary (Calhouner suggested this be updated and I agree--CA Berkeley WV) WVEC Call House Judiciary members to get this bill...
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