CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 3 (TNSPer) -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued the following news release: Justice John Hutchison will be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia beginning January 1, 2022. The Supreme Court has also designated Justice Beth Walker to serve as chief justice in 2023. Justice Walker will serve as acting chief justice in 2022 whenever Chief Justice Hutchison is unable to participate in a case. "It has been a joy and the great  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has introduced legislation (S. 3277) to "enact the Section 401 Certification Rule." The bill was introduced on Nov. 30 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala., John Boozman, R-Ark., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The legislation was referred to the Senate Environm  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), questioned Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), during the SVAC committee hearing on steps the VA is taking to regain Veterans' trust and restore accountability at facilities. For years, Senator Manchin has fought to hold the VA and leadership accountable for their failures   more