CHARLESTON West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a coalition of 17 states in support of Independence Day fireworks at Mount Rushmore, arguing the federal government provided insufficient reasoning in canceling this year’s display.
“Our nation has a long history of celebrating its independence – a tradition that we want to see continue for years to come,” Morrisey said in a press release. “The Fourth of July is a celebration of freedom and the values that unite us as Americans. There are perhaps very few locations that embody this great sense of patriotism more than Mount Rushmore.”
Fireworks displays were permitted to occur at Mount Rushmore from 1998 through 2009, with the exception of a cancellation due to wildfires in 2002. Wildfire risks from 2010 onward further delayed the event’s return.
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CHARLESTON West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Senate to reject David Chipman’s confirmation as director of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
In a letter sent to U.S. Senate leadership, the coalition outlined the threat President Joe Biden’s ATF nominee would pose to law-abiding gun owners if confirmed to lead the agency responsible for regulating firearms.
“Mr. Chipman has a First Amendment right as a private citizen to work for these political organizations and to lobby for the taxation, registration, and even confiscation of firearms. Americans likewise have the Second Amendment to protect their God-given rights to keep and bear arms,” Morrisey joined in writing. “Accordingly, we ask you to oppose Mr. Chipman’s confirmation to this important position and demand President Biden nominate someone who
Originally published on May 26, 2021 11:06 am
During years when the prescription opioid epidemic was spiraling out of control, corporate executives at the drug wholesaler McKesson sent at least two memos ordering employees to refrain from using the word suspicious to describe escalating opioid orders from pharmacy chains.
The documents were disclosed this week as part of a landmark federal opioid trial now underway in West Virginia, one of the states hit hardest by opioid deaths.
The case focuses on claims by local officials in Cabell County and the city of Huntington. They say their community of roughly 90,000 residents was devastated by tens of millions of prescription opioid pills shipped to local pharmacies.
Drug distributors have faced embarrassing revelations about their internal practices. One email shared by corporate executives described rural Americans addicted to opioids as "pillbillies."
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