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20 Sep 2021, 10:01 am by Bonnie Snyder
His first principle — "no compelled speech, thought, or belief" — reminds us of the important precedent set by West Virginia State Board of Education v. [read post]
15 Sep 2017, 4:00 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
Under the Byrd rule (named after the former Senator from West Virginia), a senator can block such legislation if it significantly increases the federal deficit beyond the ten-year budget window (or is otherwise an extraneous matter). [read post]
25 Feb 2022, 5:22 pm by Ellena Erskine
Key Democrats Two moderate Democrats – Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia – frequently hold the pivotal votes in the Senate, and they have shown willingness to block Biden’s legislative initiatives. [read post]
29 Nov 2017, 9:09 am by Wolfgang Demino
 [12/5/2017 UPDATE: See subsequent blog post on--> Judge Kelly's TRO ruling from the bench in English v Trump et Mulvaney with hotlink to full transcript.]TEXT OF STATE OF TEXAS AMICUS MOTION Motion of the States of Texas, West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas,Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and South Carolina To File Brief asAmici Curiae in Support of Defendants:The States of Texas, West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,Louisiana, Oklahoma, and… [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The political dissonance of having a governor of one party and a supermajority of an opposing party in the Legislature is one of the starkest effects of gerrymandering, revealing how parties cling to evaporating power. [read post]
19 Jan 2021, 10:43 am by Daniel J. Hemel
A number of state lawmakers attended the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally at the Capitol, including members of the Arizona, Virginia and West Virginia state legislatures. [read post]
14 Jun 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The same law also blocks political parties from offering candidates cybersecurity assistance because it is considered an in-kind donation. [read post]
14 May 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Marjorie Taylor Greene aggressively confronted Democratic Rep. [read post]
12 Aug 2022, 10:24 am by Jim Dempsey
There is one huge caveat to the launch of this rulemaking process: The Supreme Court’s June 30 ruling in West Virginia v. [read post]
23 Sep 2011, 9:31 am by Lovechilde
Five states – Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia – cut short their early voting periods. [read post]
4 Nov 2016, 1:00 pm by Zachary Burdette, Quinta Jurecic
Turkish police detained dozens of lawmakers belonging to a Kurdish opposition party in an overnight raid, the Journal tells us. [read post]
1 Oct 2020, 3:16 pm by Vishnu Kannan
… So the question is, is this really a party issue? [read post]
2 Nov 2010, 3:58 pm by Kim Zetter
Only U.S. voters overseas — such as military personnel and others — have the option to cast ballots online, and only in two states, Arizona and a handful of counties in West Virginia. [read post]
9 Feb 2018, 5:56 am by Jim Sedor
Virginia – Dozens of Virginia Churches Have Been Donating Cash to Campaigns for Years, Despite LawThe Virginian-Pilot – Bill Bartell | Published: 2/1/2018 For years, national Christian conservative activists have argued churches and other houses of worship should be allowed to endorse or donate money to candidates. [read post]
5 Nov 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Super PACs – more than a decade old, with an infrastructure and stream of donors to rival the political parties – and other outside organizations already have begun to invest heavily to influence the outcome of the 2022 elections. [read post]
23 Feb 2024, 1:50 pm by David Super
  A resolution introduced by two dozen West Virginia legislators (partially reflecting an ALEC model bill) makes this even more explicit, demanding that a convention start work promptly so that its proposed amendments can go on the November ballot. [read post]
17 Nov 2010, 10:09 am by Guest Blogger Jed Purdy
When macho Democratic Senate candidate Joe Manchin, in coal-mining West Virginia, wanted to show which side of this cultural divide he was on, he ran an ad showing himself pumping a bullet into the Waxman-Markey climate legislation. [read post]
3 May 2017, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
Despite keeping the party together for key votes on her cabinet (losing only the vote to put an expert on vaccines in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services), the Supreme Court fight led to disaster.When Clinton appeared with top Senate Democrats to make the case for abolishing the filibuster, it appeared that they had found a way to use sheer numbers against Republicans. [read post]