2012 arrived with West Virginians focused on the football success of Marshall University and WVU…now facing TWO MORE elections in 2012…of course the political types like myself…love it. The political rumor mill is operating at full speed…making the rounds at the WV...

Jim Lees (Former WV Democrat Candidate for Governor)       Has the Republican Party gone completely nuts?  I just finished watching Rick Perry refer to Governor Romney for the third time today as a “Vulture Capitalist” and I just finished watching Newt’s “independent...

This has been a tumultuous political year that has seen an effort to further divide the country.  As we close out 2011 today’s Charleston Gazette had a thought provoking piece by Froma Harrop a columnist for the Providence Journal.   As we face the political world...

GOP Presidential contest comes to WV…Gov. Mitt Romney is the first to launch an effort here…75 political & civic leaders make up the Steering Committee …click here to see the list  [in the interest of full disclosure I am involved in the WV effort]. An INSIGHT...

This morning Bill Maloney filed pre-candidacy paperwork for Governor with the Secretary of State.  A full disclosure of candidacy will occur when candidates file for office in West Virginia starting January 9th ending on January 29th.

Maloney To Announce PHILLIPSBILLBOARD has learned Bill Maloney former GOP gubernatorial candidate will make an announcement Tuesday regarding his political plans to file an exploratory committee.  It is rumored Maloney will run again if he can raise in the...

Senator Harry Reid, the Democratic Leader in the U. S. Senate suggested the ideas of the super committee that will be making big news this week.  Reid was quoted in the Las Vegas Sun last week said “I have no regrets whatsoever about the suggestion that I made for a...

The Obama administration pressured analysts to change an environmental review to reflect fewer job losses from a proposed regulation, the contractors who worked on the review testified Friday.  The dispute revolves around proposed changes to a rule regulating coal...

A Blurry President Barack Obama, the blurry president is covered by The Morning Fix.  Democratic pollster makes observations in a memo.  Read the full piece here. Perdue House Calls The Charleston Gazette has found nearly a third of State Treasurer John Perdue’s...

Employees Homes Visited The Charleston Gazette reports this morning the FBI is questioning WV Treasurer John Perdue’s employees about campaign contributions.  Below you will find copies of the finance reports Perdue filed with the Secretary of State in his primary...