The Charleston Gazette - Politics Topics http://wvgazette.com http://wvgazette.com/feeds/logo.jpg The Charleston Gazette - Politics http://wvgazette.com 144 31 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907030238 Public comment period for vote-by-mail program http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907030238 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:03:04 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907030382 High courts elimination of juvenile referees in court system criticized http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907030382 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907030107 Obama meets with energy executives
Politico ContributorMeeting with energy entrepreneurs Thursday afternoon, President Obama urged his guests to speak up on behalf of the American Clean Energy and Security bill that passed the Hous...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907030107 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:05:10 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907030159 For Aspen attendees, back to reality
Politico ContributorAfter four days in Colorado for the Aspen Ideas Festival, its time to return back to the East Coast, where intellectual conferences arent fueled by, say, endless amounts of pom...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907030159 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:49:19 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020640 Judge orders monitor on mental health issues http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020640 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:14 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020645 West Virginia charitable pharmacy gets mail-order drug license http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020645 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:29:18 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020653 McDowell delegate vows to stop traffic to protest tolls http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020653 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:37:36 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020148 AUDIO: College GOP: Not down, out
Politico ContributorAlthough the Republican party has seen better days, the new national chairman of the College Republicans, Zach Howell, says that he and his fellow youngsters arent dispirited. ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020148 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:07:04 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020168 VIDEO: Shakespeare--and pols--in love
Politico ContributorAspen, Colorado seems so far away from the hustle and bustle of Washington that it can be easy to think, "Heck, I can do almost anything out here" ... which is basica...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020168 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:18:35 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020177 WashPost sells access, $25,000
Politico ContributorFor $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post is offering lobbyists and association executives off the record, non-confrontational access to "those powerful few" ̵...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020177 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:04:27 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907030055 Key committee supports public option
Politico ContributorTwelve Democrats and one independent on a key Senate committee rallied Thursday behind a $611 billion health care reform bill that includes a government-run insurance plan, see...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907030055 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:32:34 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300695 Turnpike toll hike expected to pass Wednesday http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300695 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:14:21 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010300 Turnpike toll hike approved http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010300 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:07:07 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010666 W.Va. ends tough budget year on hopeful fiscal notes http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010666 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:00:40 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010689 New prisons, shorter sentences recommended to reduce Corrections system overcrowding Council of Churches public discussion of report CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A governors commission submitted 14 short- and long-term recommendations to alleviate overcrowding in s...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010689 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:27:59 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010698 Carte Goodwin may run for Congress http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010698 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:57:25 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010087 Reading Obamas mind on health care
Politico ContributorIn the end, there’s only one person who really matters when it comes to getting a health-care overhaul done this year – President Barack Obama – and he’...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010087 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:08:38 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010278 DeMint: Make right decision
Politico ContributorSen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) on Wednesday urged embattled Gov. Mark Sanford, a fellow South Carolina Republican, to make the “right decision” about his political future...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010278 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:07 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010143 Sebelius: jokester.
Politico ContributorWho would have thought that Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had such a funny streak. But there she was Monday at the American Health Lawyers Association...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010143 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:37:50 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020064 S.C. GOP: Sanford must go
Politico ContributorGov. Mark Sanford’s long and emotional interview with The Associated Press Tuesday appears to have been the final straw for South Carolina’s Republican establishmen...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020064 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:12:53 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300323 Byrd released from hospital after more than a month http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300323 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:08:58 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300587 Ag department works to eliminate obsolete laws http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300587 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:38:15 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300622 BrickStreet Insurance repays state loan http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300622 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:09:29 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300626 Manchins energy plan among new July 1 laws http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300626 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:14:07 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300072 Four reasons Sanford has a future
Politico ContributorMark Sanford only looks washed up. True, as governor of South Carolina, he recently walked off his job to secretly visit his mistress in Argentina. And, true, he was forced to ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300072 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:22:49 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300125 In politics, hypocrisy is bipartisan
Politico ContributorIn the wake of admissions of marital infidelity by Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, the political left has seemed downright gleeful in its accusati...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300125 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:45:11 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300259 Obama to vacation off Cape Cod
Politico ContributorPresident Barack Obama and his family plan to vacation next month on Marthas Vineyard, Democratic sources said.

The trip has long been rumored on the island, wh...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300259 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:12:25 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010065 Palin story sparks GOP family feud
Politico ContributorA hard-hitting piece on Sarah Palin in the new Vanity Fair has touched off a blistering exchange of insults among high-profile Republicans over last year’s GOP ticket ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907010065 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:06:53 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290590 July 15 bid opening planned for Governors Mansion security fence http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290590 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:38:32 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290662 Speakers blast proposed cut to state retiree benefits http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290662 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:56:23 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290114 Mitt Romneys team awaits 2012
Politico ContributorMitt Romney says publicly he’s not considering another presidential campaign, most recently on Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Bu...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290114 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:01:08 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290067 Romney rising: Mitts team awaits 2012
Politico ContributorMitt Romney says publicly he’s not considering another presidential campaign, most recently on Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Bu...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290067 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:01:08 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290121 Obama picks Camp David church
Politico ContributorPresident Obama has decided to pass on joining a Washington congregation, instead making Camp Davids Evergreen Chapel his primary place of worship, Time magazine reports.
http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290121 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:51:05 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300052 Sanford: Staying is part of Gods plan
Politico ContributorIn a written message to supporters Monday, Mark Sanford asserted that God’s plan for him includes finishing his term as South Carolina governor.

Sanford i...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906300052 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:52:07 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290041 Sanford: Sex scandal with political twist
Politico ContributorIn the should-he-stay-or-should-he-go drama now playing out in South Carolina over Gov. Mark Sanford, there is one group of people that is fervently, if quietly, hoping that he...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290041 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:23:51 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906250630 W.Va. troopers group opposes PEIA retiree changes http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906250630 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:39:08 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906250631 W.Va. to get more than $4M for transit projects http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906250631 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:42:10 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906250657 Mountaintop removal damage irreversible, U.S. Senate hears Read more in Coal Tattoo.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Mountaintop removal coal mining is causing "immense and irreversible" damage to Appalachian hills, streams and forests, members of ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906250657 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:24:43 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906250661 West Virginia rates an F on ethics survey of financial disclosure requirements for state legislators gives West Virginia a grade of "F" and a 44th place ra...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906250661 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:30:54 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906250736 200 West Virginians attend national health rally in D.C. http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906250736 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:21:09 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240631 State must balance economy and environment, Manchin says of protest Tuesdays clash between Massey Energy coal miners and those protesting mountaintop-removal mining. Manchin told repor...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240631 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240632 Rahall helps secure millions for disabled veterans http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240632 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:52:20 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240689 Manchin denies Byrd replacement speculation http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240689 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:32:24 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240725 Caruth: Insult to hold turnpike meeting in Charleston http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240725 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:11:13 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240759 Insurers purposely cloud data, Rockefeller says http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240759 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:48:41 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240770 Casinos, Greenbrier win state tourism grants http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240770 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:02:06 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240901 Manchin denies speculation about Byrd replacement http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240901 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:16:28 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240902 Rahall secures money for disabled veterans http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906240902 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:20:18 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906230375 Former lawmakers trial set for August http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906230375 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:20:40 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906230426 Kanawha parks board wants tighter spending rules http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906230426 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:23:01 -0400