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Maloney says Tomblin should fight Obama on EPA
4/24/2012 6:15 PM By Michael Tremoglie and Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau

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MORGANTOWN (Legal Newsline) -- The Republican candidate in West Virginia's gubernatorial race, Bill Maloney, has called on Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to actively oppose the environmental policies of the Obama administration, which he characterized as a "war on coal."

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Tomblin proclaims Paralegal Recognition Week
5/17/2012 8:30 AM By Kyla Asbury -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has proclaimed the week of May 21 through May 25 as Paralegal Recognition Week to encourage citizens to acknowledge legal assistants and paralegals for their service, commitment and continuing interest in the profession.

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Tomblin's general counsel leaving
5/10/2012 8:00 AM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's general counsel, G. Kurt Dettinger, is leaving the state sector.
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Maloney: Democrats tired of Obama
5/9/2012 11:58 AM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- Republican gubernatorial nominee Bill Maloney said Tuesday's primary election results show that Democrats have had enough of President Barack Obama.

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Insurance bill goes to Tomblin
3/14/2012 12:15 PM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - A much-debated insurance bill passed both the House of Delegates and state Senate and now awaits the governor's signature.

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Maloney says session created no jobs
3/13/2012 2:00 PM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney says "career politicians" created no jobs in the just-completed legislative session, and he wants Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to explain how that happened.

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Insurance bill leads to war of words
3/1/2012 9:34 AM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce calls an insurance-related lawsuit bill detrimental to recent legal reforms made in the state, but supporters of the proposal disagree.

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Ex-wife of disbarred Logan attorney again running for House
2/24/2012 7:35 AM By Lawrence Smith -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - In the midst of her ex-husband staging one on the legal front, Lidella Wilson Hrutkay is mounting a political comeback.

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State judges might get pay raise
2/22/2012 9:00 PM By Kyla Asbury -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Some state judges might be receiving pay increases because of proposed legislation that would reduce the pension payments the judges have to currently make to the Judges' Retirement System.

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House Speaker Rick Thompson presents the resolution to J.R. Clifford descendent Harry Stewart. From left are Delegate Charlene Marshall, Tom Rodd, Harry Stewart and Delegate Meshea Poore. (Photo courtesy of the House of Delegates)

House honors J.R. Clifford
2/16/2012 8:55 AM By Kyla Asbury -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - The West Virginia House of Delegates enacted a resolution honoring West Virginia's first African American lawyer and pioneer civil rights activist, John Robert "J.R." Clifford, on Feb. 15.

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State Chamber likes idea of right-to-work legislation
2/8/2012 10:26 AM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - The state Chamber of Commerce is behind state Sen. Karen Facemyer's proposal to make West Virginia a right-to-work state.

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