The U.S. House of Representatives tonight is getting close to a vote on the Affordable Health Care for America Act, and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito has asked West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources Secretary Patsy Hardy how the bill would impact the state’s budget. Capito, like other Republicans, opposes the bill on the grounds [...]

Gov. Manchin and his staff will play a game of basketball with residents of the Kenneth Honey Rubenstein Juvenile Center in Davis on Nov. 20. From the press release: The governor promised to participate in this game while visiting the center during the grand opening celebration in September.  “I’m sure these kids have experienced enough broken promises, [...]

 The Charleston Area Alliance says it will keep working for a regional approach to government, despite the news that Charleston and Kanwha County leaders say metro government is dead. The group posted this item today on its blog. Here’s part of Alliance president Matt Ballard’s statement: