Sen. Roman Prezioso’s dressing down of West Virginia schools Superintendent Jorea Marple last week caused quite a stir at the state Capitol. Prezioso, a retired educator, called Marple’s legislative priorities “disappointing.” Marple defended the goals. Prezioso dished out more criticism. Of course, it’s not unprecedented for a state legislator to scold a state school superintendent. [...]

Yesterday’s announcement that Lincoln County’s sheriff and county clerk were charged with absentee vote-rigging brought back memories of my first job out of college in 1987 as a reporter at the Anniston (Ala.) Star. I covered a handful of rural towns. The mayor and a city council member in one of those towns decided to [...]

State GOP Chairman Mike Stuart sent out an email this morning, ripping state lawmakers for failing to introduce any bills designed to spur economic development and create jobs. Stuart lambasted legislators for spending too much time on “Sudafed bills,” a driving-while-texting ban and creating an office of the lieutenant governor. This is the first time [...]