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Counties to secede from state? Ha!
January 28, 2011 Delegate Larry Kump, a freshman who represents northwestern Berkeley County and northeastern Morgan County, has introduced a bill that would provide for a non-binding referendum in Jefferson,... more »»
How seats directly affect the county
January 21, 2011 Last week we talked about the whereabouts in West Virginia of 32,000 people and how that might affect the amount of additional representation the Eastern Panhandle would get when the Legislature... more »»
32,000 people: Where are they at now?
January 14, 2011 West Virginia’s official population as determined by the 2010 census is just over 1,852,000. This represents a gain of about 45,000 people over the 2000 census, which placed us at about 1,807,00. more »»
A few taxing thoughts on the Internet
January 7, 2011 A few years ago the U.S. Congress passed a law which temporarily bans most states from taxing Internet access charges. This moratorium exempted the nine states which had already levied such taxes. more »»
340 lanes and lights need upgrading
December 31, 2010 Last week’s column on the idea of expanding U.S. Route 340 to four lanes over its entire length has engendered quite a bit of interes. more »»
U.S.?Route 340: Four lanes are needed
December 24, 2010 The new four-lane West Virginia Route 9 is complete from Martinsburg to Charles Town and the rest of that road (to the Loudoun County, Va. line atop the Blue Ridge Mountains) is under construction. more »»
Shepherdstown Chronicle holiday office hours announced
December 24, 2010 The Shepherdstown Chronicle office will be closed Dec. 24 in observance of the Christmas holiday. The office will also be closed Friday, Dec. 31 in observance of the New Year. more »»
State’s operational finances are solid
December 17, 2010 Last week I attended the Fall Forum of the National Conference of State Legislatures. more »»
Redrawing our congressional districts
December 10, 2010 This is the fourth and last installment on the redistricting of congressional and state legislative seats which must be undertaken by the legislature this yea. more »»
Redistricting: Why legislature must do it
December 3, 2010 This is the third installment in a four-part series on the redistricting of state legislative and congressional seats which must be done by the legislature this year. In the 1960s the U.S. more »»
Senators will be closer with redistricting
November 26, 2010 Last week we talked about redistricting the West Virginia House of Delegates. This week, let’s discuss redistricting the State Senate. more »»
More representation needed for Panhandle
November 19, 2010 Every 10 years the state legislature must draw new election districts for itself and for the state’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives. more »»
Questions arise about Tomblins term
November 12, 2010 With the election of Gov. Joe Manchin to the United States Senate, State Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin becomes “acting governor.” But for how long? Legal scholars and historians differ. more »»
Daunting challenges await for delegate
November 5, 2010 This was written prior to Election Day, so I have no idea whether Tuesday the voters selected me for another term in the West Virginia House of Delegates or have decided to award the seat to Elliot... more »»
Passage of school levy is key
October 8, 2010 Normally I do not refer to elections in this column, even ones in which I’m involved. more »»
West Virginia 9 makes progress
October 1, 2010 In February 1991, then U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd announced that he had secured $110 million in federal funds for a “demonstration project” to upgrade W.Va. more »»
Counties need more local control
September 25, 2010 For many years I’ve heard the argument that the reason West Virginia counties have little ability to make decisions for themselves is the result of “Dillon’s Rule” (often phrased as “The Dillon... more »»
Quarry meetings move issue forward
September 17, 2010 On Sept. more »»
Fairness to main-street, online retailers
September 10, 2010 “The power to tax is the power to destroy” is a frequent misquotation of a phrase used by Chief Justice John Marshall, writing the Opinion of the Court in the landmark U.S. more »»
Table-games revenue has been restored
September 4, 2010 The West Virginia Lottery Commission has reversed its decision of a couple weeks ago that the Jefferson County Commission and our county’s five municipalities would not be getting any money from... more »» |
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