Legislation to force West Virginia regulators to adopt a key new water pollution standard died during this year’s legislative session. And a bill to require reporting of more information about oil and gas drilling pollution also died, after the industry tried to hijack the measure. It’s just a coincidence, but in the wake of these failed [...]

A case from West Virginia is the starting off point for this article in the New York Times about how judges are considering military service when sentencing veterans who become criminal defendants. Many veterans like Mr. Oldani have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq burdened by post-traumatic stress, drug dependency and other problems. As veterans find themselves [...]

It’s a good week for open government in West Virginia. Today’s issue of The State Register listed no meetings that violated the public notice requirements of the state’s open meetings law. As we’ve reminded folks before, the West Virginia Open Governmental Proceedings Act requires agencies to send meeting notices to the Secretary of State in time [...]