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Four candidates running in the Republican primary for West Virginia governor staked their claims to being the best choice during a televised debate. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, ex-state delegate Moore

Self-help author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson is suspending her long-shot Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. The 71-year-old onetime spiritual adviser to Oprah Winfrey announced Wednesday that she

In a deeply red state that twice overwhelmingly voted for former President Donald Trump, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, ex-state delegate Moore Capito and car dealer Chris Miller called themselves the most conservative candidate in the May 14 primary contest. Secretary of State Mac Warner, though, said the governors race “isnt about being the most conservative. This is about serving the people of West Virginia.” Two other GOP candidates were not in attendance: Kevin Christian of...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 30, 2024.

FILE - Rep. Becky Carney, D-Mecklenburg, looks over a proposed map of districts during debate over a redistricting bill at the Legislative Building, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C.

West Virginia lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have expanded a crime database to include collecting DNA samples from people arrested for certain felonies. Some legislators cited privacy concerns

Mississippis State Health Officer says even as the state improves some of its poor health outcomes, more of its people die from preventable deaths than residents of any other state.

Seven Republicans vying for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Nevada circled the familiar talking points of GOP politics at a debate, while also taking shots at the front runner

Staff Writer Will LaMarche explains why some people cant engage with politics like others--and why those who can should advocate for necessary change.

Republican Asa Hutchinson has dropped out of the presidential race, leaving three candidates to compete for the GOP nomination. The former Arkansas governor announced Tuesday he is leaving the race. Hutchinson finished sixth in Monday’s caucuses in Iowa, where former President Donald Trump recorded a historic victory. The other two remaining candidates are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, who finished well behind Trump in Iowa. The GOP hopefuls no...