Lori Kersey
Writer at Freelance
State Government Reporter at West Virginia Watch
State government reporter for @wv_watch. former @wvgazettemail. Cat mom, crocheter. Send story ideas to [email protected]
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2 days ago |
yahoo.com | Lori Kersey
Portrait of Justice Beth Walker in the Supreme Court of Appeals Courtroom on March 11, 2024. (J. Alex Wilson | Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia)West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker will retire June 27 after more than eight years on the bench. Walker wrote of her retirement in a letter to Chief Justice William Wooten on Monday.
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3 days ago |
timeswv.com | Lori Kersey
CHARLESTON — Democrats in the West Virginia Senate are urging Gov. Patrick Morrisey not to sign a bill they say was not legally passed because of a “series of procedural irregularities.”The letter concerns the Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 474, a governor-requested bill that would end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the state. kAm%96 w@FD6 @7 s6=682E6D A2DD65 E96 3:== =2E6 @? $2EFC52J[ E96 =2DE 52J @7 E96 e_\52J =68:D=2E:G6 D6DD:@?] %96 s6>@4C2ED D2J E96 $6?2E6 6CC65 :?
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5 days ago |
wvgazettemail.com | Lori Kersey
Democrats in the West Virginia Senate are urging Gov. Patrick Morrisey not to sign a bill they say was not legally passed because of a “series of procedural irregularities.”The letter concerns the Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 474, a governor-requested bill that would end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the state. The House of Delegates passed the bill late on Saturday, the last day of the 60-day legislative session.
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5 days ago |
wvgazettemail.com | Lori Kersey
West Virginia’s Gauley River has been named to a conservation organization’s list of the most endangered rivers in the country this year. The river is 10th on the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers for 2025. The river is threatened by coal mining pollution in one of its tributaries, the Cherry River, according to the organization. Each year, American Rivers sets the list of rivers that face a major decision that the public can influence.
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5 days ago |
williamsondailynews.com | Lori Kersey
Democrats in the West Virginia Senate are urging Gov. Patrick Morrisey not to sign a bill they say was not legally passed because of a “series of procedural irregularities.”The letter concerns the Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 474, a governor-requested bill that would end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the state. ‘Dirty tricks’: DEI ban OKd in WV session's final minutes amid procedural shenaniganskAm%96 w@FD6 @7 s6=682E6D A2DD65 E96 3:== =2E6 @?
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