#What I know about Joe Manchin

#What I know about Joe Manchin

Several months ago, I hosted a fundraiser for Sen. Joe Manchin on Long Island. My progressive friends flooded my in-box almost instantly with incredulous, all caps, “HOW COULD YOU?????” protests. One would have thought I was supporting Vlad the Impaler instead of the Democratic senator from West Virginia. I should have expected it. It’s been…

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#West Virginia AG wins dismissal of challenge against new abortion pill legislation

#West Virginia AG wins dismissal of challenge against new abortion pill legislation

A United States District Judge on Thursday dismissed portions of a lawsuit brought against West Virginia by a manufacturer of a generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone over the state’s restrictions on the medication. GenBioPro sued the state’s attorney general in January, claiming the abortion ban and other restrictions have caused it “significant, ongoing economic…

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#GOP alarms go off after Ohio abortion vote

#GOP alarms go off after Ohio abortion vote

The huge voter turnout against a special ballot measure in Ohio that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights is setting off alarm bells among Republican strategists who say abortion will be problem for their party in 2024.   Republicans hope to win back control of the Senate and keep their House majority…

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#West Virginia journalist Amelia Ferrell Knisely fired after investigating alleged abuse at state facilities

#West Virginia journalist Amelia Ferrell Knisely fired after investigating alleged abuse at state facilities

“West Virginia journalist Amelia Ferrell Knisely fired after investigating alleged abuse at state facilities” A West Virginia journalist was fired last month after exposing alleged abuse of disabled people in the state’s health agency. Amelia Ferrell Knisely said she had been warned to stop reporting on allegations that the West Virginia Department of Health and…

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#West Virginia officials find suspected human remains two hours from where Gretchen Fleming last seen

#West Virginia officials find suspected human remains two hours from where Gretchen Fleming last seen

“West Virginia officials find suspected human remains two hours from where Gretchen Fleming last seen” Officials in West Virginia have found suspected human remains on Thursday amid a search for missing Gretchen Fleming. Fleming, 28, was last seen during the early morning hours of Dec. 4 at My Way Lounge in Parkersburg, where she left with an unnamed male….

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