<![CDATA[The Charleston Gazette - Politics]]> Topics http://wvgazette.com http://wvgazette.com/feeds/logo.jpg <![CDATA[The Charleston Gazette - Politics]]> http://wvgazette.com 144 31 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305200007 Scandal-shocked House Dems fear for 14
Politico ContributorDemocrats aiming to retake the House next year against all odds tried to reassure themselves after President Barack Obamas week from hell: The election is still 18 mo...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305200007 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:04:04 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305190068 Statehouse beat: Every lobbyist has their day(s) http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305190068 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305190160 Speaker pick a big decision for W.Va. House http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305190160 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:17:47 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305200002 GOP senators stave off primary foes
Politico ContributorLamar Alexander has an inventive way of fending off potential primary foes, one that could be a model for GOP incumbents running in 2014. Drop by their house for iced tea...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305200002 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:10:50 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170113 Statehouse Beat: Speaker goes in new direction Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, was looking at his options. One rumor was that he was planning on running for sheriff of Wayne Co...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170113 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305180055 Author: W.Va. Supreme Court appalling, chief justice Blankenships creature http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305180055 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:08:51 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170106 Town cant charge for FOIA searches, judge rules http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170106 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:17:07 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170109 Treasury knew in June 2012 of probe into IRS complaints http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170109 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:43:40 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170141 Kanawha County Fair ex-chief still soliciting donations http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170141 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:05:43 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170003 What would Cheney do.
Politico ContributorIt took him a day or two to get started, but President Barack Obama this week signaled that he is going to follow the conventional Washington playbook f...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170003 Fri, 17 May 2013 05:04:23 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170030 IRS hearing: Republicans charge systemic abuse
Politico ContributorRepublicans are training their fire on the ousted acting IRS commissioner, saying his departure isnt enough to cure "systemic abuse" at the agency. In th...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170030 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:28:19 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170031 Miller: IRS provided horrible customer service
Politico ContributorRepublicans are training their fire on the ousted acting IRS commissioner, saying his departure isnt enough to cure "systemic abuse" at the agency. In th...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170031 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:28:19 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305160006 Thompson exit sets off race for House speaker http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305160006 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:26:37 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305160285 Principal pay raise idea elicits criticism in Kanawha http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305160285 Thu, 16 May 2013 23:51:05 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305160005 Obama tries to stop the bleeding
Politico ContributorIn recent days, Democratic strategists have all but begged President Barack Obama to take control of a deepening public relations disaster that threatens to derail ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305160005 Thu, 16 May 2013 05:06:02 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170004 IRS scandal: What we still havent learned
Politico ContributorA hearing on the IRS rarely has so much potential for drama. Steven Miller, the agencys ousted acting commissioner, will spend several hours on Friday mo...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170004 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:44 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170002 Why the GOP thinks it could blow it
Politico ContributorRepublicans are worried one thing could screw up the political gift of three Obama administration controversies at once: fellow Republicans. Top GOP leaders...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170002 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:55:07 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305150112 W.Va. cultural budget cut 8 percent http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305150112 Wed, 15 May 2013 19:10:38 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305150204 New lawsuit filed against WVU over Bresch degree scandal http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305150204 Wed, 15 May 2013 21:01:48 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305150038 Obamas dangerous new narrative
Politico ContributorNo contemporary American politician has benefited more from the power of good storytelling than Barack Obama. He vaulted from obscurity to the preside...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305150038 Wed, 15 May 2013 05:08:48 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305160004 Jack Lews big test: Crisis management
Politico ContributorJacob J. Lew is better known around Washington for budget negotiations than crisis management. But the soft-spoken treasury secretary from the Bronx, N.Y., ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305160004 Wed, 15 May 2013 18:58:07 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305140206 Medicaid enrollers to face challenges http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305140206 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305140003 White House stuck on response
Politico ContributorThe IRS scandal puts President Barack Obama in the worst possible position: all of the blame, none of the power to fix it. The Republicans finally have a scandal wi...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305140003 Tue, 14 May 2013 05:01:51 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305140043 Inside the AP: Fear, determination
Politico ContributorReporters across The Associated Press are outraged over the Justice Departments sweeping seizure of staff phone records - and they say such an intrusion cou...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305140043 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:49:45 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305150003 West Wing schooled on scandal
Politico ContributorNo White House could have completely prepared for the bad news that slammed into the West Wing in the last week, but President Barack Obamas team has been handcuffed as...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305150003 Tue, 14 May 2013 21:40:26 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305150002 D.C. turns on Obama
Politico ContributorThe town is turning on President Obama -- and this is very bad news for this White House. Republicans have waited five years for the moment to put the screw...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305150002 Tue, 14 May 2013 21:10:42 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305130018 Weirton considers dropping city primary election http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305130018 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:16:16 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305130030 Belington mayor resigns after residency questioned http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305130030 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:36:33 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305130078 Nitro officials defend Putnam-based food plan http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305130078 Mon, 13 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305130037 Tomblin celebrates new gas pipeline law http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305130037 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:13:59 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305130095 Obama tries to swat down two swirling controversies http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305130095 Mon, 13 May 2013 17:35:37 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305140002 Scandal politics sweep Capitol Hill
Politico ContributorScandal politics are sweeping Capitol Hill. Just days after news broke that the IRS targeted conservative nonprofits, Speaker John Boehners House committ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305140002 Mon, 13 May 2013 19:15:02 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305140042 IRS didnt divulge tea party targets despite GOP requests
Politico ContributorRepublicans are training their attacks on acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller amid new revelations that he and the agencys former top official knew employees were tar...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305140042 Mon, 13 May 2013 23:23:45 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305120043 W.Va. school meal effort not starting from scratch http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305120043 Sun, 12 May 2013 16:16:17 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305120069 Statehouse beat: Free lunches a growing trend Ray Canterbury, R-Greenbrier, argued that giving free lunches to schoolchildren would cripple their work ethic. Delegat...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305120069 Sun, 12 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305100108 Statehouse Beat: State spends big on golf tourney http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305100108 Sat, 11 May 2013 22:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305110028 Manchin staff to hold community meetings http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305110028 Sat, 11 May 2013 19:04:15 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305110035 Despite urgency, Obama black lung rule remains stalled http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305110035 Sat, 11 May 2013 23:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305100100 Control towers at small airports to stay open http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305100100 Fri, 10 May 2013 18:56:42 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305100114 IRS targeted tea party groups in 2012 campaign http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305100114 Fri, 10 May 2013 19:54:42 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305100120 State Department sought to cleanse talking points on Benghazi attack http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305100120 Fri, 10 May 2013 20:06:04 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305080132 Longtime online sales tax advocate hopeful about House chances http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305080132 Wed, 08 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305080155 Under new law, counties can appoint acting sheriffs and prosecutors http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305080155 Wed, 08 May 2013 19:33:22 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305080240 Capito announces mobile office visits http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305080240 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305080309 Tomblin embraces school meal legislation http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305080309 Wed, 08 May 2013 23:59:25 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305070111 Rockefeller, others form Senate Steel Caucus http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305070111 Tue, 07 May 2013 18:21:11 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305070120 Broadband audit to probe communication towers http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305070120 Tue, 07 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305070127 Open-government law now defines emergency meeting http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305070127 Tue, 07 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400