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West Virginia Chief Justice Wants Impeachment Delayed
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Supreme Court’s chief justice is asking the court to delay impeachment proceedings against her by the state Senate. Chief Justice Margaret Workman filed a petition Friday morning arguing the state Senate’s articles of impeachment are not constitutional. The Gazette Mail reports Workman is asking to delay impeachment proceedings… Read More
Ohio House Aide Resigns After Sexual Harassment Complaints
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A legislative aide who also was on the board of the state’s largest school district has resigned from both roles after two female colleagues in the Ohio House filed sexual harassment complaints against him. The Columbus Dispatch reports 36-year-old Dominic Paretti resigned Friday from the House after legislative staff confronted him… Read More
Mail Carrier Caught In Sting Stealing Marijuana From Packages
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Federal authorities say an Ohio mail carrier has been arrested during a sting operation and charged with mail theft for opening a package containing marijuana. A court affidavit says Ramon Johnson was arrested Wednesday in Toledo after being caught by investigators from the U.S. Postal Service and Toledo police opening a… Read More
Election Board to Probe Congressional Candidate’s Expenses
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Election Commission has voted to further investigate allegations that a Democratic congressional candidate used funds from a local race to bolster his campaign for a U.S. Representative seat. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports 35-year-old Aftab Pureval says the funds from his local campaign account were used in his role as… Read More
Ohio State Closing 2 Garages’ Top Levels After Student Fall
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio State University says it plans to close top levels of two parking garages at its Columbus campus a week after a student fell to his death in what’s been preliminarily ruled a suicide. The Columbus Dispatch reports the university notified parking permit holders for the Lane Avenue and Ohio Union… Read More
With Teachers Watching, Kentucky Court Considers Pensions
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s governor and attorney general have argued before the state Supreme Court about the future of one of the country’s worst-funded pension systems. Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear says lawmakers did not follow the rules when they passed a law earlier this year making changes to the pension system. Lawyers for… Read More
Tourism Spending Increased Last Year in West Virginia
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says tourism spending in the state increased last year for the first time since 2012. News outlets report Justice made the announcement Wednesday during the Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Morgantown. He cited figures from research performed by Dean Runyan, a national tourism research firm. Justice… Read More
Ohio Auditor: Audits Found $138 Million In Potential Savings
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A report from Ohio’s auditor says his office’s performance audits identified over $138 million in potential savings for dozens of school districts since 2011, often for districts struggling financially. The report released Wednesday doesn’t specify whether districts actually chose to follow the audit recommendations or saved that much money. Auditor Dave… Read More
DeWine, Cordray, Face Off In 1st Of 3 Ohio Governor Debates
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Major party candidates for Ohio governor are set for the first of three debates ahead of the November election. Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine and Democrat Richard Cordray, the former federal consumer watchdog, are scheduled to meet in Dayton Wednesday night. Future debates are scheduled for Oct. 1 in Marietta and… Read More
Work On Pipeline In West Virginia County Halted By Judge
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HINTON, W.Va. (AP) – Work being done on the Mountain Valley Pipeline in a West Virginia county will be halted as a judge has ordered a temporary stay. The Register-Herald reports Summers and Monroe counties Circuit Court Judge Robert Irons issued the stay on Tuesday over construction in Summers County. It will specifically stop work… Read More
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