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Senator Azinger’s rise fits in the status quo of a state where turnout is among the worst in the nation, though a package of more restrictive bills appears dead for the session.
Evans is to report to prison within days.
Evans is to report to prison within days.
“The governor does not have the discretion” to fill a vacancy in the 19th Delegate District by selecting from a list of candidates supplied by the state Republican Party, argues Wayne County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Jeff Maynard. Such an appointment would “usurp the statutory rights of the Wayne County Republican Executive Committee members of the 19th Delegate District as well as their constituents.” Maynard insists that Gov. Jim Justice is obligated to fill the vacancy with one of three names presented to him by the Wayne County GOP Executive Committee. “The state c...
CHARLESTON – The effort to replace the former Delegate Derrick Evans has created a controversy of its own. Jeff Maynard, the chairman of the Wayne County Republican Executive Committee, filed a writ of mandamus with the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Monday asking the court to require Gov. Jim Justice to pick a replacement for Evans from the list of three candidates the committee sent to Justice on Jan. 14. Evans, who was elected to the House in November, resigned Jan. 9 after being charged the day before by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia with one count of knowing...