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Marcellus gas production anticipated to increase, lead the nation in November
10/15/14The U.S. Energy Information Administration's Drilling Productivity Report, released Oct. 14, revealed that the Marcellus Shale play is anticipated to produce more gas than other reported regions in November.< Read more > -
The energy renaissance
10/15/14Forty years ago, the United States was thrown into a panic by the Arab Oil Embargo.< Read more > -
Red tape tangling up local VFDs
10/15/14New West Virginia Fire Marshal Tony Carrico has said he wants to reduce the terrible toll fires take in West Virginia. That will be difficult; the risk of dying in a fire here is about 3.3 times the national average, according to the Centers for Disease Control.< Read more > -
W.Va. receives grant for wetlands assessment
10/06/14The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $700,000 grant to West Virginia to develop a protocol for assessing impacts to wetlands.< Read more > -
County schools eyeing program to reduce truancy issues
10/06/14The Harrison County Schools superintendent wants to implement a truancy diversion program and provide more resources to improve attendance rates.< Read more > -
Alpha Natural shuttering 3 mines in West Virginia
10/06/14Alpha Natural Resources, the world's third largest supplier of metallurgical coal, said September 26th that it would be shuttering three mines in West Virginia due to sustained weak market conditions and government regulations challenging the Central Appalachian mining industry.< Read more > -
First Ebola Case In U.S.
10/01/14A patient at a Dallas hospital has tested positive for Ebola, the first case of the disease to be diagnosed in the United States, federal health officials announced Tuesday.< Read more > -
New incinerator helps fight prescription drug abuse in WV
10/01/14Nearly 2.5 tons of prescription drugs were collected across West Virginia as part of National Drug Takeback Day.< Read more > -
Secret Service
10/01/14U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is absolutely correct in questioning the competence - and honesty - of the agency charged with protecting our nation's leaders.< Read more > -
EPA's McCarthy: critics of Clean Power Plan out of sync'
09/26/14Federal EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy says most of the conversation surrounding the proposed Clean Power Plan has been positive although the critics seem to be making a lot of noise.< Read more > -
Children Are The Future, Gee Says
09/26/14West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee is never one to mince words, and Thursday night in Wheeling he asserted that the greatest generation "is the one we are raising right now."< Read more > -
NASA's IV&V; program major part in MAVEN orbit mission
09/26/14NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft successfully entered orbit around the "Red Planet" late Sunday.< Read more > -
Bids to frack under Ohio River in W.Va. due Thursday
09/25/14A deadline to bid on the right to drill for oil and natural gas under parts of the Ohio River is approaching.< Read more > -
McKinley: Support Obama in fight against ISIS threat
09/25/14U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., says while he is disappointed in the slow response to the ISIS threat, he believes everyone should rally behind President Barack Obama and support his international effort to eliminate the extremist group.< Read more > -
Obama at UN: Dismantle the IS network of death'
09/25/14Confronted by the growing threat of Middle East militants, President Barack Obama implored world leaders at the United Nations Wednesday to rally behind his expanding military campaign to stamp out the violent Islamic State group and its "network of death."< Read more > -
U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria
09/23/14The United States has expanded its fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant beyond the borders of Iraq and into Syria, launching strikes with fighter jets, bombers and Tomahawk missiles, the Pentagon confirmed Monday night.< Read more > -
Huffman touts Coldwater
09/23/14Potential occupants of the former Coldwater Creek distribution center could bring in from 300 to 1,000 jobs, according to Cam Huffman, president and CEO of the Area Roundtable.< Read more > -
Made in W.Va.
09/23/14Janelle Cheuvront wants to help West Virginia businesses.< Read more > -
Chevron meets new, voluntary shale drilling rules
09/19/14Chevron has become the first energy company to meet a new set of voluntary shale gas drilling standards that aim to go beyond existing state laws in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, the Pittsburgh-based Center for Sustainable Shale announced Thursday.< Read more > -
Senators: Higher energy costs could force almost 1 million into poverty
09/19/14A 10-percent increase in home energy costs could push 840,000 people into poverty, according to a new white paper by two GOP senators.< Read more > -
Senate approves Obama request to arm, train Syrian rebels
09/19/14The Senate on Thursday easily approved a $1 trillion government-funding bill that gives President Obama new authority to battle the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).< Read more > -
CONSOL Energy Brings 10 Year Plan to Lewis County
09/17/14CONSOL Energy held an Open House Tuesday night for the Lewis County area to introduce its oil and gas program that will be taking place in 2015.< Read more > -
Duke research: fracking not to blame for groundwater contamination
09/17/14A favorite gimmick of the anti-fracking movement is to post a video of someone setting fire to the water coming out of a faucet.< Read more > -
EPA extends comment period on Clean Power Rule
09/17/14The federal EPA announced Tuesday it has extended the public comment period on the new Clean Power Plan by 45 days, taking it to Dec. 1.< Read more > -
Tomblin to use Rainy Day Fund
09/15/14Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says he will dip into West Virginia's Rainy Day Fund to close a more than $100 million gap in state funding.< Read more > -
House to vote on Ex-Im extension – Megabus town hall – Amtrak, STB bills get markups – Taxi vs. ridesharing on the web
09/15/14House and Senate lawmakers are back in session today after a long weekend, and they face a busy agenda that includes a must-pass CR to avoid another government shutdown.< Read more > -
All W.Va. reps support military action against ISIS
09/12/14West Virginia's entire congressional delegation said it supports expanded military action against the Islamic State after President Obama laid out a plan Wednesday night for airstrikes and increased support for arming and training opposition fighters in Syria.< Read more > -
Small W.Va. college wins $10 US grant
09/12/14West Virginia Wesleyan College has been awarded a $10 million U.S. Department of Education grant – the largest award in the school's 124-year history.< Read more > -
Mining extension honors 100 years
09/12/14WVU and local dignitaries gathered on Thursday, Sept. 11, to celebrate a milestone for one of WVU's most prominent extension efforts.< Read more > -
Websites Advocate Net Neutrality With Internet Slowdown Day
09/11/14If you were clicking around the Internet Wednesday, you might have noticed a few more loading icons than you're used to.< Read more > -
Obama lays out plan to 'eradicate cancer' of Islamic State fighters
09/11/14President Obama vowed to "destroy" Islamic State in Iraq and Syria terrorists in a prime-time address Wednesday that sought to restore eroding public confidence in his leadership and ability to safeguard national security.< Read more > -
Over 160 businesses in the state set to participate in Freedom Day
09/11/14Over 160 businesses in West Virginia on Thursday will be participating in a day which offers free or discounted goods and services to military members and their families.< Read more > -
WH: Congress will have role in ISIS strategy
09/10/14President Obama will detail how the White House will work with Congress "as a partner" on a "comprehensive strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy" the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in his prime-time address Wednesday night, according to a White House official.< Read more > -
WorkForce West Virginia releases list of top 100 private employers
09/10/14WorkForce West Virginia has released its list of the 100 largest private employers in the state and the top company from the previous year has kept the number one spot.< Read more > -
Craft beer brewers seek level playing field
09/10/14Brewers of craft beer in West Virginia asked state lawmakers Tuesday to level the playing field as they try to grow the industry in the Mountain State.< Read more > -
Poll: Public supports strikes in Iraq, Syria; Obama's ratings hover near his all-time lows
09/09/14Americans overwhelmingly view Islamic State terrorists as a serious threat to vital U.S. interests and, in a significant shift, widely support airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.< Read more > -
College Degrees Still Worth Investment Despite Underemployment
09/09/14Although the economy is getting stronger and more jobs are being added every month, college graduates are still having a tough time getting a job pertaining to their degree, and many of them are underemployed, having to take a job which doesn't require a degree.< Read more > -
Turnover continues to be big problem in state prisons, jails
09/09/14State Corrections Commissioner Jim Rubenstein told state lawmakers Monday the turnover of correctional officers in state prisons, regional jails and juvenile facilities continues at an alarming rate.< Read more > -
Obama Set To Outline Strategy
09/08/14President Barack Obama plans to begin laying out his strategy for defeating Islamic State militants expanding their grip in Iraq and Syria.< Read more > -
Mountaineer fans enjoy the winning moment
09/08/14It's been a long time since the West Virginia University Mountaineers and their fans have relaxed and enjoyed a crushing of an opponent as witnessed in the 54-0 pounding of Towson State Saturday.< Read more > -
DOH making use of public-private partnerships
09/08/14The state Division of Highways is utilizing legislation passed in 2013, allowing funding of projects through public-private partnerships.< Read more > -
WV workforce lacks oil and gas expertise – for now
09/05/14Natural gas production, particularly Marcellus Shale gas, has seen a dramatic increase over the last several years.< Read more > -
McKinley: Cut Cash Flow To Terrorists
09/05/14Hit them in the wallet. That's one way NATO and the United States can begin to combat the terrorism from the Islamic State, said U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., during a roundtable discussion with Brooke High students on Wednesday.< Read more > -
Morrisey: Time to fight EPA is now
09/05/14Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says there is a "sense of urgency" in moving forward a lawsuit against the EPA because West Virginia businesses already are being harmed by the agency's proposed emissions regulations.< Read more > -
"We will follow them to the gates of hell"
09/04/14Much is being made of President Obama's "we don't have a strategy yet" line last week when addressing what the United States will do about Islamist militants.< Read more > -
Marion County Commission Receives Community Corrections Grant
09/04/14Marion County Commission has received more than $133,000 for this year's community corrections grant.< Read more > -
Gov't: Health Costs Rising
09/04/14The nation's respite from troublesome health care inflation is ending, the government said Wednesday in a report that renews a crucial budget challenge for lawmakers, taxpayers, businesses and patients.< Read more > -
Students invited to take part in Megabus mobile town hall
09/03/14The first-ever mobile town hall event held on a double-decker Megabus with Congressman David McKinley in attendance will be Sept. 15, traveling from Morgantown to Washington D.C.< Read more > -
With Health-Law Marketplaces Reopening, Insurers Brace for Round Two
09/03/14This fall, health insurers are fastening their seat belts–and hoping the ride will be a bit less bumpy than last year's.< Read more > -
House panel to hear from regulators on carbon rule
09/03/14House Republicans are continuing their push against the administration's carbon pollution rules on existing power plants next week when they return from recess.< Read more > -
Energy giant excited about WV opportunities
09/02/14An energy leader says the possibilities are endless when it comes to the Marcellus shale in West Virginia.< Read more > -
Governors warn FCC: Back off state laws
09/02/14A coalition of governors is warning the Federal Communications Commission not to interfere with state laws preventing cities from building out their own Internet services.< Read more > -
Parade Draws Thousands to 36th Annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival
09/02/14Saturday was one of the biggest days of the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. The light rain at the beginning of the day didn't stop thousands of festival goers from coming to see all the sights.< Read more > -
Obama: White House still working on ISIL plan
08/29/14President Barack Obama is working on strategies to fight Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and to continue to dissuade Russia from military involvement in Ukraine, he said Thursday from the White House.< Read more > -
W.Va. center gets disability education grant
08/29/14A center that helps educate West Virginia parents of children with disabilities is getting a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education.< Read more > -
Veterans voice opinions on care at Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center
08/29/14The veterans and their families affected by the wait times at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center were given the opportunity to voice their frustrations, or their support, directly to the source.< Read more > -
W.Va. to charge fees to obtain some public filings
08/28/14West Virginians soon will have to pay to obtain some public documents from the Secretary of State's Office.< Read more > -
McKinley says Reid holds back hundreds of measures
08/28/14Rep. David McKinley blames much of Congress' failure to pass meaningful legislation on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's refusal to bring more than 350 bills passed out of the House up for consideration, he said during a Tuesday visit to Wheeling.< Read more > -
Urban Renewal Authority and Main Street Fairmont Teaming Up to Develop Marketing Profile
08/28/14Fairmont's Urban Renewal Authority is proposing a team effort with Main Street Fairmont to bring more business into the region.< Read more > -
Vietnam memorial wall arrives in area
08/27/14It is a saying displayed prominently throughout City Park late Tuesday afternoon and it was the focal point as the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall arrived at the park.< Read more > -
Congressman Visits Community Health Center in Weirton
08/27/14Representative David B. McKinley on Tuesday visited CHANGE, Inc. in Weirton to discuss the work the organization is doing in the area.< Read more > -
FBI updates legislators on new technologies developing in Clarksburg
08/27/14As part of the three-day interim session, state legislators with the Joint Committee on Technology traveled to the FBI Center in Harrison County.< Read more > -
Fairmont's fall 2014 paving list announced
08/25/14City officials have announced the fall 2014 paving list, which they say will bring the investment in the city's roads since the start of a user fee for Fairmont's workers and residents to about $4.5 million.< Read more > -
U.S. Department of Education visits Eastwood
08/25/14The United States Department of Education visited Morgantown on Friday, Aug. 22, to honor one of the West Virginia schools being recognized as a 2014 Green Ribbon School – Eastwood Elementary.< Read more > -
How Repealing And Replacing Obamacare Would Help Restore Booming Economic Growth
08/25/14One of the biggest drags on economic growth under President Obama has been Obamacare, enacted on a strictly partisan basis in 2010.< Read more > -
McKinley meets with student vets
08/22/14Congressman David McKinley – W.Va. (R) visited West Virginia University Thursday to meet with student veterans and get firsthand references on how veteran resources can be better utilized on college campuses.< Read more > -
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY Milestone
08/22/14The Isaac Jackson Hotel and Davis Trust Co. made history Thursday as the U.S. Small Business Administration presented a record $5 million check to the soon-to-be-finished hotel and conference center.< Read more > -
779th Engineer Co. returns to Parkersburg
08/22/14Staff Sgt. Dorothy Workman's welcoming party Thursday at the Pfc. Roy M. Reynolds United States Armed Forces Reserve Center included three family members she was meeting for the first time.< Read more > -
United Hospital Center and St. Joseph's reach agreement
08/21/14United Hospital Center (UHC) and the West Virginia United Health System (WVUHS) have reached a preliminary agreement with Pallottine Missionary Sisters, for the transfer of sponsorship of St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon to UHC.< Read more > -
W.Va. Gets NASA Funding for STEM Education
08/21/14West Virginia is sharing more than $17.3 million from NASA to increase student and faculty engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics at community colleges and technical schools.< Read more > -
Testimony ends in West Virginia surface coal mine hearing
08/21/14West Virginia Surface Mine Board is deciding whether to revoke a permit for a surface mining operation located near Kanawha State Forest.< Read more > -
ER at St. Joe's closes doors
08/20/14With the closure of the emergency department at the St. Joseph's Campus of the Camden Clark Medical Center, officials at the new consolidated emergency department at Memorial Campus are ready to take on the emergency needs of the community.< Read more > -
New center targets workforce development
08/20/14Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Tuesday he believes workforce training is picking up the needed momentum it needs in the Mountain State.< Read more > -
Congressman McKinley in Ohio Valley for Full Week of Meetings With Residents
08/20/14Congressman David McKinley is in the Ohio Valley for a full week of meetings, including one held on Monday with residents of Wheeling Island in which issues including silt buildup on the back channel of the Ohio River were discussed.< Read more > -
UPDATE: Resolution to Build Power Plant in Marshall County Passes in 2-1 Vote
08/19/14On Tuesday morning, the Marshall County Commission passed a resolution to begin construction on a proposed power plant by a 2-1 vote, with Commissioner Bob Miller opposed.< Read more > -
Marilyn Tavenner's deleted emails pose question
08/19/14Are federal transparency and record-keeping laws the statutes most often broken by officials of the U.S. government?< Read more > -
More Bad News for Obamacare
08/19/14Last Monday, Jed Graham of Investor's Business Daily reported that insurers say Affordable Care Act enrollment is shrinking, and it is expected to shrink further.< Read more > -
Support sought for proposed W.Va. power plant
08/18/14Developers of a proposed natural gas-fired power plant in Marshall County are seeking the county's support of the project.< Read more > -
As Obamacare Website Failed, CMS Chief Instructed Top Spox to "Please delete this email…" Between White House and HHS
08/18/14House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner regarding a document uncovered by the committee in which Tavenner instructs the top CMS spokeswoman to delete an email exchange between CMS, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the White House.< Read more > -
Appalachian Power's future still hooked to coal
08/18/14Despite mounting tensions over the future use of coal in electricity production, Appalachian Power said there is no diversion in its present strategy.< Read more > -
Yes to Energy, Yes to Jobs
08/13/14Fox News' Special Report last night featured a segment contrasting the natural gas and jobs boom in Pennsylvania driven by advancements in hydraulic fracturing with the struggling economy in southern New York where the state has instituted a fracking moratorium.< Read more > -
Employer Roadmap Aims To Better Connect Companies With Veterans, Spouses
08/13/14The communications disconnect between recruiters and candidates is one that's often discussed among human resources professionals.< Read more > -
Obama administration's release of illegal immigrants unlawful, audit finds
08/13/14The Obama administration violated the law when it released thousands of illegal immigrants last February, more than 600 of whom had criminal records< Read more > -
Washington Free Beacon: White House can't explain Iraq objectives to Congress
08/12/14Classified briefing provides few answers on objectives, legality of strikes< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: McKinley: Americans are lacking confidence
08/11/14Americans' hope that future generations will match or exceed their own prosperity seems to be fading, according to Rep. David McKinley - a trend he finds deeply concerning.< Read more > -
The Hill Op-Ed: By David B. McKinley
08/11/14Powering Africa by investing in coal< Read more > -
State Journal: WV DEP Mine Board hearing to be webcast
08/11/14The meeting is scheduled to start 8:30 a.m. on Monday. It will be streamed over the department's "Environment Matters" YouTube channel.< Read more > -
State Journal: Former Ormet plant owners hint at future for new facility
08/07/14Niagara Worldwide LLC says it is putting the plant on a clear path toward re-purposing. The company said it is working to determine global interest in the specialized facility.< Read more > -
Metro News: Hoppy Kercheval: Coal's body blows
08/06/14Coal has been kicking its share of tail for years as the country's cheapest and most reliable energy source. But now coal is on the receiving end of the boot.< Read more > -
The Hill: Marcellus region hits gas production milestone
08/06/14The Marcellus, mostly located in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, is now the most productive shale gas region in the country, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the United States' shale gas.< Read more > -
USA Today: Letter to the editor: America's pain is China's gain
08/06/14With growing economies and energy demands in China, India and the rest of the developing world, America's so-called leadership on climate change is highly unlikely to succeed – and very likely to backfire. U.S. jobs and economic opportunity will be lost to countries hungry for affordable energy.< Read more > -
WDTV TV: EPA hearings: UMWA fighting for livelihood
08/04/14I commend the lawmakers in Washington for protecting home health for our nation's most vulnerable seniors and wish to recognize Congressman David McKinley for sponsoring the bill< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Letter to the Editor: Cuts will be bad for many West Virginians
08/04/14I commend the lawmakers in Washington for protecting home health for our nation's most vulnerable seniors and wish to recognize Congressman David McKinley for sponsoring the bill.< Read more > -
The Hill: W.Va. coal company says EPA regs partially to blame for 1.1K layoffs
08/04/14The reason: weak market conditions and Environmental Protection Agency regulations, the company said.< Read more > -
Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Standing by coal
08/02/14On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., spoke out opposing the EPA's proposed plan.< Read more > -
Metro News: Alpha announces possible layoffs at 11 surface mine sites
08/01/14More than 1,100 coal miners and mine staff could possibly be laid off at eleven surface mine sites and supporting locations in southern West Virginia – all operated by subsidiaries of Alpha Natural Resources – before the end of October.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Tri-State Rallies Against EPA
07/31/14Rep. McKinley said the families who are becoming casualties on what he called the Obama administration's war on coal need a voice.< Read more > -
Metro News: EPA does Obama's heavy lifting on coal
07/31/14This week, the EPA is holding a series of public hearings on the agency's proposal to cut emissions from existing power plants by 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. EPA administrator Gina McCarthy says the agency has received "tremendous comments" so far, adding, "we're excited to have these public hearings."< Read more > -
WTRF TV: Coal supporters rally in Pittsburg
07/31/14Hundreds of West Virginia coal miners, coal supporters, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey are in Pittsburgh on Thursday as the EPA holds hearings on greenhouse gas rules.< Read more > -
WDTV TV: EPA hearings on power plan underway nationwide
07/30/14Republican Congressman David McKinley said, "Their lives are being ripped apart over someone trying to pass an ideology in Washington, D.C."< Read more > -
State Journal: Hundreds of people head to Pittsburgh for EPA hearing
07/30/14Hundreds of West Virginians are planning to show up to either support or protest the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to cut carbon emissions.< Read more > -
Metro News: Rally to support American energy set for Wednesday
07/30/14Hundreds of coal miners and supporters of the coal industry will be gathering in Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday for what's being called the Rally to Support American Energy.< Read more > -
WTAP TV: Emergency funding proposed for VA
07/29/14That includes money for private care, if veterans can't be seen at a VA facility like the one in Clarksburg where Congressman David McKinley visited this month.< Read more > -
Charleston Daily Mail: Capito to testify before EPA
07/29/14The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., also is scheduled to testify, and it's unclear if other members of West Virginia's congressional delegation will speak.< Read more > -
Metro News: All sides to weigh in on clean power plan
07/29/14Federal EPA administrator Gina McCarthy said Monday the four public hearings scheduled this week on the proposed Clean Power Plan are an important part of the process. McCarthy spoke with reporters ahead of the hearings.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: McKinley co-sponsors bill to avert home health care cuts
07/28/14Rep. David McKinley is one of 16 House Republicans signing on to co-sponsor a bill that would reverse cuts in Medicare payments to home health care providers announced last year by the Obama administration.< Read more > -
State Journal: Energy companies sending America's unwanted energy to other parts of the world
07/28/14As the Obama administration weans the U.S. off dirty fuels blamed for global warming, energy companies have been sending more of America's unwanted energy leftovers to other parts of the world where they could create even more pollution.< Read more > -
Metro News: Industry lobbyist to EPA: Pull the proposed clean power rule
07/28/14"They're trying to change the way we generate electricity here and push us from the lowest costs options, being coal, to the higher cost and more intermittent sources, such as solar and wind, and give them an additional boost," Hal Quinn said.< Read more > -
The Hill: EPA gears up for public hearings on climate rule
07/25/14The Environmental Protection Agency will hold four public hearings next week to hear from people across the country on its carbon pollution standards.< Read more > -
Metro News: EPA's McCarthy to Senate committee-coal still key
07/25/14Federal Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy told members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Wednesday coal will still play a sizeable role in the nation's power generation capacity even if newly proposed emission regulations for existing power plants are enacted.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Support research on the coal industry
07/23/14State governments simply cannot have the clout federal officials do in funding important research initiatives.< Read more > -
Rasmussen Report: Voters see a more divded nation
07/23/14Voters strongly believe the United States is a more divided nation these days, and they think both sides are to blame. Most are also ready to do something about it at the ballot box in November.< Read more > -
The Hill: Oil industry poll finds voters want more oil, gas development
07/23/14A majority of voters in both parties wants the United States to develop more oil and natural gas, and most want the federal government to do more to support it, according to a poll commissioned by the oil industry.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Silver Airways to provide service
07/22/14The United States Department of Transportation announced Silver Airways will provide new service to the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport beginning Oct. 1.< Read more > -
WTRF TV: Ohio-based steel company signs agreement to purchase major Follansbee employer
07/22/14More changes could be coming to the city of Follansbee, as just days after it was announced that the Koppers Plant could be moving, an Ohio-based steel company has announced it has signed an agreement to purchase a major employer for the city.< Read more > -
Metro News: WV kids today are better off than 25 years ago
07/22/14West Virginia kids are doing better than they were a quarter century ago. That's according to the latest Kids Count Data Book that was released Tuesday.< Read more > -
WTAP TV: Rep. McKinley discusses Highway bill in Parkersburg
07/21/14Congressman David McKinley brings the highway bill discussion to Parkersburg.< Read more > -
Metro News: NFL's Saints marching in this week
07/21/14This is another big week for the Greenbrier Resort as the New Orleans Saints are set to open three weeks of training camp Friday at their new facility.< Read more > -
State Journal: Public input sought for WV preservation plan
07/21/14The state of West Virginia is seeking public input on a proposed annual historic preservation work program.< Read more > -
State Journal: Denver natural gas company set to open facility in Parkersburg
07/18/14Australia's government has voted to repeal a carbon tax on that country's biggest greenhouse gas polluters, ending one bitter domestic battle but opening up new fronts in the climate war both at home and internationally.< Read more > -
E&E;: Australia repeals its carbon tax and triggers an international debate
07/18/14Australia's government has voted to repeal a carbon tax on that country's biggest greenhouse gas polluters, ending one bitter domestic battle but opening up new fronts in the climate war both at home and internationally.< Read more > -
The Hill: What will Obama do on employer mandate?
07/18/14The White House needs to make a decision soon on whether ObamaCare's controversial employer mandate will take effect in 2015.< Read more > -
WOWK TV: WV Development Councils awarded federal grants
07/15/14U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller and Congressmen Nick Rahall and David McKinley announced the funding Tuesday in news releases.< Read more > -
Metro News: Republicans need Senate control to stop war on coal
07/15/14"If you want to stop the War on Coal,' you've got to have the United States Senate that is a (Republican) majority so that we can stop the War on Coal.' We can't just do this from the House," U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on Monday's MetroNews "Talkline."< Read more > -
State Journal: Mylan to acquire generic business from Abbott
07/14/14Mylan Pharmaceuticals announced July 14 it is buying Abbott Laboratories' non-U.S. developed markets specialty and branded generics business in an all-stock transaction worth $5.3 billion.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel Editorial: Shades of politics
07/14/14A casual observer of the guest list for Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV's West Virginia Transportation and Infrastructure Summit today might be forgiven for believing only one member of the state's congressional delegation serves on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Get Truth About VA in Clarksburg
07/14/14Both U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., visited the hospital after allegations it is part of a national scandal involving health care for veterans. Many area veterans rely on the Clarksburg VA center.< Read more > -
Metro News: Gee talks WVU in DC
07/11/14WVU President E. Gordon Gee told about 300 university supporters Thursday in Washington, D.C. that there is no place he'd rather be than Morgantown and WVU.< Read more > -
State Journal: EPA proposes plan to prohibit chemicals used in refrigeration and air conditioning
07/11/14The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to prohibit the use of certain hydrofluorocarbons in aerosols, motor vehicle air conditioning, retail food refrigeration and vending machines and foam blowing, the agency announced July 10.< Read more > -
Politico: Obama approval rating high with Muslims
07/11/14President Barack Obama's approval rating is higher among Muslims than any other religious group, a new poll says.< Read more > -
Washington Times: Power grab: EPA wants to garnish wages of polluters
07/09/14The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly floated a rule claiming authority to bypass the courts and unilaterally garnish paychecks of those accused of violating its rules, a power currently used by agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service.< Read more > -
WDTV TV: Speaker Boehner hoping to sue President Obama
07/09/14Representative David McKinley says he isn't worried about how many executive orders have been passed, but the content of them is the reason to worry.< Read more > -
Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram: Local VA medical center focus of McKinley visit
07/09/14In a roundtable discussion with local veterans at VFW Post 573 in Clarksburg on Monday, U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., said he's still trying to learn more about the reported problems with the VA hospital system.< Read more > -
WDTV TV: Congressman McKinley continues to fight for rural America
07/08/14Last week Congressman David McKinley visited multiple communities in our area to talk about the issues small towns face and the importance of rural America. Monday, the congressman had another busy day, but this time he stayed in Harrison County.< Read more > -
WBOY TV: Civil Air Patrol honors cadets with ceremony
07/08/14Monday night West Virginia Congressman, David McKinley honored cadets as their keynote speaker presenting awards.< Read more > -
WAJR Radio: McKinley meets with officials at Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center
07/08/14U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., who represents the 1st District met with VA Director Beth Brown and the VA American Federation of Government Employees Local 2384 in search of answers on Monday.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: McKinley, firearms dealers discuss gun control worries
07/03/14Discussion also included the push by firearms advocates to exercise their right to bear arms.< Read more > -
Ritchie Online: McKinley hosts roundtable in Harrisville
07/03/14Representative David McKinley (R-WV 1st Dist.) stopped in Harrisville yesterday for a round table discussion with local officials and invited guests.< Read more > -
WBOY TV: Congressman McKinley Holds Roundtable Discussions to Hear Residents' Concerns
07/02/14Congressman David McKinley held a series of roundtable discussions with leaders of three communities in our area.< Read more > -
The Hill: GAO: Pentagon needs to improve climate planning
07/02/14Rep. David McKinley (R-W. Va.) sponsored the measure, which bars the use of funds to implement recommendations from national and international reports on climate change. All but three Republicans voted for the amendment.< Read more > -
Charleston Daily Mail: Mixed response from lawmakers to Hobby Lobby decision
07/01/14McKinley, the GOP representative for West Virginia's 1st Congressional District, championed the high court's decision as a "victory for the First Amendment."< Read more > -
WDTV TV: Rep. McKinley reads girl's letter on house floor
07/01/14A local girl recently wrote a letter to Congressman McKinley addressing pancreatic cancer concerns. This letter was read by Congressman McKinley on the House floor.< Read more > -
FOX News: Murdered Israeli teens mourned in joint funeral, as Israel launches strike against Hamas
07/01/14Tens of thousands of mourners converged in central Israel Tuesday for a funeral service for three kidnapped teenagers whose bodies were found a day earlier in the West Bank.< Read more > -
Metro News: Wood County ethane cracker plant proposal gets another big boost
06/30/14Without a lot of fanfare the momentum continues to build toward that ethane cracker plant planned for Wood County.< Read more > -
FOX News: Supreme Court backs Hobby Lobby in contraceptive mandate challenge
06/30/14The Supreme Court ruled Monday that certain "closely held" for-profit businesses can cite religious objections in order to opt out of a requirement in ObamaCare to provide free contraceptive coverage for their employees.< Read more > -
Allegheny Radio: Rep. McKinley named to honorary vice-chair of national energy board
06/27/14McKinley says he hopes this will be an opportunity to have a stronger voice for fossil fuels.< Read more > -
Charleston Daily Mail: McKinley and lawmkers send letter to Sec. of State John Kerry about kidnapped Israeli teens
06/27/14Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., is just one of 65 members of Congress who want to see kidnapped Israeli teenagers returned home safely.< Read more > -
The Hill: Cancer screenings: Don't be afraid
06/27/14By Mary G. McKinley, RN, MSN, CCRN and Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D.< Read more > -
Metro News: 450 mining jobs at center of possible Wyoming County layoff
06/26/14Cliffs Natural Resources has issued a notice of preliminary plans to idle the Pinnacle Mine in Wyoming County at the end of August impacting 450 miners.< Read more > -
WTRF TV: McKinley representative in Ohio, Marshall Counties this week
06/26/14McKinley's Field Representative Lianna Phillips will be at the following locations for those who have questions about issues or any other concerns. All constituents are welcome.< Read more > -
State Journal: American energy experiencing a bright new day
06/25/14The amendment by Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) -- one of more than 150 amendments offered to the appropriations bill -- would prevent the Defense Department from helping to plan or implement the National Climate Assessment and the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.< Read more > -
E&E;: House Defense spending bill bars participation in major research
06/25/14An amendment by Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) -- one of more than 150 amendments offered to the appropriations bill -- would prevent the Defense Department from helping to plan or implement the National Climate Assessment and the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.< Read more > -
Washington Examiner: The winner of Supreme Court's latest EPA ruling? Everyone and no one.
06/25/14The jury's still out on whether Monday's Supreme Court ruling will have any effect on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule to limit carbon emissions from power plants.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: McKinley questions EPA chief on emission's rule
06/23/14McKinley asked Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe why the U.S. should put its economy at risk while China and other nations increase emissions.< Read more > -
Bloomberg: EPA Official Defends Power Plant Proposal As House Republicans Question Legality
06/23/14Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) asked McCabe whether the EPA would insert a provision into its rule voiding the requirements if other countries fail to follow the lead of the U.S. or if the rule could be shown to harm the economy. McCabe said that sort of provision wouldn't be appropriate under the Clean Air Act.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Coal Ash Proposal Merits Senate Vote
06/23/14U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., deserves the praise he has received for dealing with an important issue. He and other thoughtful, reasonable members of Congress must be frustrated his initiative has stalled in the U.S. Senate.< Read more > -
WAJR Radio: McKinley wants to meet with director
06/18/14First District Congressman David McKinley is planning to meet face to face with Beth Brown, Director of the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg to get to the bottom of long wait times for medical attention for veterans.< Read more > -
The Hill: Want more stringent EPA carbon caps? We need innovation policy
06/18/14Since taking office in 2009, President Obama has implemented a three-part attack on climate change: regulations on vehicle emissions, renewable deployment subsidies and innovation investments.< Read more > -
National Journal: Why Cantor's downfall is bad news for EPA
06/18/14The Environmental Protection Agency is already facing a war on multiple fronts as it works to review its smog standards this year.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel-Editorial on coal stance
06/16/14Candidates' Denial Not Credible< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: UMWA: Obama No Friend of Coal
06/16/14Mine workers lash out against President< Read more > -
Washington Times: GOP blasts IRS excuse for losing Lerner emails
06/16/14The agency blamed a computer crash for the mishap, saying it has tried to collect as many emails as possible.< Read more > -
WTAP TV: Congress questions VA numbers
06/12/14"There were issues with the emergency room, there were issues with the lack of certain treatment they would get at Clarksburg, but generally, they were OK," First District Congessman David McKinley said in an interview Wednesday.< Read more > -
Metro News: McKinley 'shocked and stunned' by Cantor primary loss
06/12/14First District Congressman David McKinley (R-W.Va.) said he was "shocked and stunned" by Cantor's defeat. "It's hard for me to grasp, someone of the stature and the substance and the character that he has, the impact that's going to have (his loss) on the direction of this country," he said.< Read more > -
WCHS TV: Rahall, McKinley introduce legislation to block new climate change rules
06/12/14U.S. Reps. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., and David McKinley, R-W.Va., introduced the Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014 on Tuesday, which would block the proposed rule for both existing and future power plants, and would prevent the issuance of similar rules for five years.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: McKinley leading the charge against EPA
06/11/14GOP faction crafts bill to block latest assault on coal.< Read more > -
Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Rahall, McKinley introduce bill to stop EPA carbon rules
06/11/14A week after President Barack Obama and the federal EPA announced a new rule that would set caps on carbon emissions from existing power plants, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-.Va., and U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., announced Monday they are introducing bill to stop it.< Read more > -
State Journal: Lawmakers in Congress introduce bill to stop EPA carbon emission rules
06/11/14On June 10, U.S. Reps. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va, and David McKinley, R-W.Va., introduced a bill to stop it.< Read more > -
Mountain Statesman: He's not a king but his roundtable discussions are of royal quality
06/10/14Several local residents gathered at City Hall last Wednesday to participate in Congressman David B. McKinley's round table discussion.< Read more > -
Exponent-Telegram: AEP becomes latest player in Marcellus shale
06/10/14American Energy Partners announced Monday an agreement to acquire 48,000 net acres of leasehold in five West Virginia counties, establishing the company as a new player in Marcellus Shale development in the state.< Read more > -
Insurance News.Net: Reps. Nolan and McKinley announce bipartisan bill to save health care costs for businesses and workers
06/10/14U.S Reps. Rick Nolan (D-MN-08) and David B. McKinley (R-WV-01) announced today new bipartisan legislation to save middle-class working families money by fixing a burdensome cost associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA).< Read more > -
WTAP TV: Congressman collects council's concerns
06/02/14Fixing-and widening-Parkersburg's streets was one of the issues members of city council Monday discussed with U.S Congressman David McKinley.< Read more > -
Chicago Tribune: West Virginia lawmakers say will fight EPA carbon rule
06/02/14Representative Nick Rahall, a Democrat, will work with Representative David McKinley, a Republican, with the goal of stopping the Environmental Protection Agency's rule on existing power plants, which was announced on Monday, and an earlier proposal covering yet-to-be-built plants.< Read more > -
The Hill: Rahall, McKinley plan to block EPA rules
06/02/14Reps. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) and David McKinley (R-W.Va.) said they will introduce legislation to block the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed limits on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.< Read more > -
Bloomberg: Obama seeks climate legacy as coal-state Democrats cringe
05/29/14When President Barack Obama reviewed his aides's ideas for tackling climate change last year, he gave one simple directive: "Don't skinny it down."< Read more > -
Metro News: Dominion Energy moving forward with natural gas pipeline plan
05/29/14Dominion Energy is at the beginning of what could be a massive project to move Marcellus Shale natural gas from West Virginia to points south. The Southeast Reliability Pipeline Project is in the initial planning phase.< Read more > -
Reuters: Veteran's health probe confirms cover-up of care delays
05/29/14Calls for U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign grew louder on Wednesday as the agency's inspector general confirmed "systemic" and widespread VA scheduling abuses to cover up long wait times for veterans' healthcare.< Read more > -
The Hill: House sharpens focus on VA scandal
05/28/14House Republicans plan to keep the spotlight on the Department of Veterans Affairs this week with votes on a series of bills aimed at addressing problems in the system and boosting opportunities for troops who served overseas.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: County gives Grand Vue Park $30K for operations
05/28/14Glen Dale native and 2005 John Marshall High School graduate Lianna Philipps introduced herself as a field representative for Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va. Philipps graduated from West Virginia University, where she majored in journalism.< Read more > -
Metro News: Burdette encouraged by Cracker Plant moves
05/28/14Developers of the Appalachian Shale Cracker Enterprise project are moving ahead rapidly with plans for a new ethane cracker facility for Wood County.< Read more > -
NPR: House defense bill: military DREAMers out, climate science ban in
05/23/14At the same time, leaders allowed to the floor an amendment banning the Defense Department from participating in climate change research. It was sponsored by West Virginia Republican Rep. David McKinley, who questioned the validity of climate science research generally but also argued that reducing the use of coal wasn't worth the harm it would do to the economy.< Read more > -
FOX News: Republicans cut Obama's global warming funding
05/22/14"President Obama's climate agenda reaches all corners of the government, including the military," McKinley spokesman Jim Forbes told The Daily Caller News Foundation. "Rather than blindly accepting drastic climate change policies, we ought to be debating their effectiveness and their impact."< Read more > -
Daily Caller: Republicans to cut funding from Obama's global warming agenda
05/22/14West Virginia Republican Rep. David McKinley will offer up an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Wednesday afternoon that would prevent the White House from sending funds to "the U.S. Global Change Research Program National Climate Assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report, the United Nation's Agenda 21 sustainable development plan, or the May 2013 Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order 12866."< Read more > -
Washington Post: House passes VA firing bill
05/22/14The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would give the Department of Veterans Affairs greater authority to fire or demote senior executives for perceived performance problems.< Read more > -
FOX News: Silence broken, Obama vows to tackle VA problems
05/21/14President Obama, breaking his silence on the Veterans Affairs scandal, outlined steps Wednesday to "fix whatever is wrong" at the agency -- while stopping short of heeding calls to sack VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.< Read more > -
Metro News: WVU Hospitals President chosen
05/21/14WVU Hospitals has a new president and CEO. Dr. Albert Wright was named to the post Tuesday.< Read more > -
Politix: Let federal prison officers carry pepper spray, lawmaker says
05/21/14Federal prison officers would be able to carry - and use - pepper spray, under legislation offered by Rep. David McKinley.< Read more > -
WTRF TV: Wheeling Country Club holds military tribute
05/19/14Guest Speakers for the event included veterans and Congressman David McKinley, who was honored to be part of the Tribute.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel Editorial: Infighting hurting Republicans
05/19/14Of the state's three House of Representatives seats, one - Rep. David McKinley's, here in the First District - undoubtedly will remain in Republican hands.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: GOP Honors Local Veterans
05/19/14McKinley: "Keep military strong."< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Seniors info fair slated Friday
05/15/14U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., is organizing the first Congress Helping Seniors roundtable and will participate with representatives of numerous senior agencies and vendors.< Read more > -
WDTV TV: Rep. talks small town concerns at roundtable
05/15/14Representative David McKinley made a stop in Bridgeport, Wednesday, so he could gather concerns of those he represents before he heads back to Washington.< Read more > -
Cumberland Times News: U.S. Rep. McKinley hears concerns of W.Va. farmers
05/15/14U.S. Rep. David McKinley completed a tour of three farms on Tuesday in eastern West Virginia to highlight the importance of agriculture in the Mountain State and better understand the challenge the agricultural community faces.< Read more > -
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Energy bill failure is a prime example of a dysfunctional Congress
05/14/14The bill, sponsored by Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) easily cleared a procedural hurdle last week, and The New York Times reported that the bill had widespread support from members of both parties in both chambers of Congress. A companion bill in the House, sponsored by Reps. David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) also has drawn strong bipartisan backing, The Times said.< Read more > -
AP: 274 dead in Turkey's worst-ever mine disaster
05/14/14In a relentless procession that ignited wails of grief, rescue workers coated in grime lumbered out of a mine in western Turkey again and again Wednesday, struggling to carry stretchers laden with bodies covered in blankets.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Dealing with unsafe mines
05/14/14Violations of federal safety rules are common at many underground coal mines. Most are relatively insignificant and are corrected swiftly.< Read more > -
New York Times: Amid pipeline and climate debate, Energy-Efficiency bill derailed
05/13/14A companion bill in the House, sponsored by Representatives David B. McKinley, Republican of West Virginia, and Peter Welch, Democrat of Vermont, has also drawn strong bipartisan backing.< Read more > -
Steubenville Herald Star: Honored Veteran recalls service
05/13/14As guest speaker, U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-Wheeling, praised Schwertfeger and others who volunteered to serve in World War II, then returned to work with others in developing such innovations as interstate highways and the space program.< Read more > -
State Journal: Northern Panhandle leaders take issue with negative portrayal in national press
05/13/14The Huffington Post recently pegged the Steubenville-Weirton metropolitan area as one of the 10 fastest shrinking in America, while Mother Jones depicted Weirton as "the dark side of the moon."< Read more > -
Times Leader: Federal regulations drawing more opposition
05/12/14Opponents of the rules, including the coal association and legislators such as Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., argue the standards can't be met using existing technology and effectively bar the construction of additional generating units that burn coal.< Read more > -
Weirton Daily Times: DEP and coal group fire back at U.S. EPA
05/12/14The DEP and the West Virginia Coal Association both submitted written comments to the federal Environmental Protection Agency concerning the new rules Friday, the last day the agency was accepting comments on the standards. Opponents of the rules, including the coal association and legislators such as Rep. David McKinley, R-Wheeling, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., argue the standards can't be met using existing technology and effectively bar the construction of additional generating units that burn coal.< Read more > -
Steubenville Herald Star: Honored Veteran recalls service
05/12/14As guest speaker, U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-Wheeling, praised Schwertfeger and others who volunteered to serve in World War II, then returned to work with others in developing such innovations as interstate highways and the space program.< Read more > -
FOX News: House votes to hold Lerner in contempt of Congress
05/08/14The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify about the agency's targeting of conservative groups.< Read more > -
National Journal: More than just Keystone died in the Senate on Wednesday
05/08/14The collapse of a bipartisan energy-efficiency bill on the floor has imperiled the Senate's vote on the Keystone XL pipeline, but it's also got members sweating that their chance to move any other energy measures has all but slipped away.< Read more > -
AP: Elections not stopping Obama pollution rules
05/08/14Within weeks, President Barack Obama's administration is set to unveil unprecedented emissions limits on power plants across the U.S., much to the dismay of many Democratic candidates who are running for election in energy-producing states.< Read more > -
Metro News: From the White House to the coal fields, two different perspectives
05/07/14It seemed somewhat ironic Tuesday that at the same time coal supporters were holding a forum on the importance of the industry at Logan High School, President Barack Obama was meeting at the White House with scientists on climate change and how to further deal with carbon emissions.< Read more > -
Washington Post Opinion: The contradiction of Obama's climate policy
05/07/14On the eve of the Obama administration's release Tuesday of a report warning about grave consequences of climate change, presidential counselor John Podesta went into the White House briefing room and crowed about fossil-fuel production in words that could have been penned by Dick Cheney.< Read more > -
Mineral Daily News: McKinley makes several stops in Mineral County
05/06/14Congressman David McKinley met with a group of Mineral County seniors at the Keyser Senior Center Friday afternoon to hear concerns and questions from the county's older population.< Read more > -
The Hill: Podesta warns GOP on energy fights
05/06/14White House senior adviser John Podesta on Monday indicated that President Obama would veto an energy efficiency bill set to be debated in the Senate this week if it is approved with "unacceptable riders."< Read more > -
USA Today: Veterans are not victims
05/06/14James Mattis, who retired from the Marine Corps last year as a four-star general, is among the most articulate thinkers on a subject that gets very little attention: what it means to be a warrior.< Read more > -
National Journal: Keystone vs. climate change
05/02/14Blocking the Keystone XL pipeline may be the green movement's top talking point, but it isn't environmental groups' top political priority.< Read more > -
Roll Call: West Virginia undergoing political, generational change
05/02/14West Virginia's political move to the right over the last 15 years could take another big step in November.< Read more > -
State Journal: Eliott "Spike" Maynard, former WV Supreme Court Justice, dies
05/02/14According to CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston, WV, 71-year-old Elliott "Spike" Maynard died Thursday evening after being treated there since April 6.< Read more > -
Digital Journal: National Mesothelioma nonprofit applauds Congress for its bipartisan support of NIH Funding
04/30/14As Congress works to map their federal spending for Fiscal Year 2015, advocacy organizations and members of Congress alike have been announcing their funding priorities for next year.< Read more > -
The Hill: Supporters optimistic about natural gas export bill
04/30/14Representatives who support a measure to expedite applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to most countries said Tuesday that they are confident the bill can pass the House with strong, bipartisan support.< Read more > -
FOX News: News polls show public skeptical about impact of Obamacare
04/30/14New polls continue to show the public is skeptical about the impact of ObamaCare, particularly when it comes to costs, something analysts have long warned about.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Proposed plant next to golf course
04/29/14Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., said the planned natural gas plant is a "positive step for our valley."< Read more > -
Metro News: SBA hands out $43 million to seven counties
04/29/14School systems to receive SBA funding Monday included: $5.3 million for Ohio County, $8.6 million for Monongalia County, $380,000 for Doddridge County, $100,000 for Brooke County, $12.2 million for Gilmer County and $8.6million for Mingo County.< Read more > -
Weirton Daily Times: Power plant plan
04/29/14By 2018, private developer Moundsville Power LLC of Buffalo, N.Y., hopes to generate 549 megawatts of electricity by burning Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas in a $615 million plant along the Ohio River.< Read more > -
Mineral Daily News: Officials working together to bring hot sauce maker to Mineral County
04/25/14Howell has written letters to Tran, and said Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, as well as Congressman David McKinley, have all said they will write letters, as well.< Read more > -
State Journal: National Emergency Grant funding secured for workers affected by layoffs in the coal industry
04/25/14Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced April 24 the approval in grant funding of over $5 million for displaced mine workers.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: McKinley: regular people in beltway
04/24/14"Sometimes it gets ripe, and I think they get overly harsh," McKinley said. "I think it's fun. You just have to roll with it. As I've said before, we're not special people."< Read more > -
Weirton Daily Times: McKinley: Congressmen not 'special people'
04/24/14Someone has to speak for the about 650,000 residents living in northern West Virginia, and U.S. Rep. David McKinley says while he is that voice, he and other members of Congress are not special people.< Read more > -
WTRF TV: WV Congressman discusses former days in Boy Scouts
04/24/14Troop number 6 from Wheeling heard from Congressman David McKinley about his old days in the scouts.< Read more > -
WBOY TV: WVU and Congressman host rural healthcare forum
04/22/14The forum also invited the community to voice it's concerns. It was hosted by WVU's Dr. Gordon Gee and Congressman David McKinley. McKinley says one problem is that rural communities aren't represented as well as metropolitan areas in Washington, D.C.< Read more > -
Exponent-Telegram: Panel convenes to dissect issues facing rural healthcare
04/22/14U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee moderated the rural health care forum at WVU's Erickson Alumni Center.< Read more > -
WV Public Broadcasting: Forum: The state of rural healthcare
04/22/14The forum was hosted by WVU President Dr. Gordon Gee and Congressman David McKinley Monday in Morgantown. Nineteen physicians, nurses, rural health specialists, insurance representatives and other medical professionals participated in the panel discussion focused on defining the problems with rural healthcare.< Read more > -
WTAP TV: Former U.S. Rep., Parkersburg native Staton dies
04/16/14"Mary and I are saddened to learn of the death of Mick Staton, who served our great state honorably in Congress and in private life. Mick was a trailblazer of the conservative movement in West Virginia, and proved that conservatives could win in the Mountain State."< Read more > -
The Messenger Editorial: Pursuing the wrong priorities
04/16/14U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., confronted EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy about the issue, during a House of Representatives committee hearing this week.< Read more > -
WOWK TV: Former WV Representative Mick Staton passes away
04/16/14U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., released the following statement on the death of Staton:< Read more > -
National Journal: What Obamacare means for your taxes
04/15/14Tax day is here–and some people will pay more this year because of Obamacare.< Read more > -
The Hill: Exporting natural gas will help US economy
04/15/14The Great Recession that began at the end of this last decade has lingered like few others in recent history.< Read more > -
Dominion Post: New Armory has community in mind
04/15/14The new Morgantown Readiness Center offers a state-of-the-art facility to serve the needs of the National Guard and the Morgantown community.< Read more > -
The Hill: Burwell's top five challenges at HHS
04/14/14Sylvia Mathews Burwell will have a lot on her plate as the next leader of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: FEMA flooding with unfairness
04/14/14Now, with numbers surfacing to confirm our suspicion, a few members of Congress are looking into the matter. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., is in the lead.< Read more > -
FOX News: EPA coal rules leaving US vulnerable to power blackouts?
04/14/14Facing the Obama administration's so-called "war on coal," some utility officials are warning that fewer coal-fired power plants could leave the U.S. power system vulnerable to blackouts in the near future.< Read more > -
Wall Street Journal: Republican budget plan narrowly passes House
04/11/14"While the House Republican budget includes positive aspects, it also includes some proposals that differ from the priorities of West Virginia's First District," Mr. McKinley said.< Read more > -
Time: What Sebelius left undone
04/11/14Kathleen Sebelius may have launched the Affordable Care Act, bungled its rollout and managed the subsequent repair effort, but she is leaving the Obama Administration long before the full effects of the law are known or felt by the vast majority of Americans.< Read more > -
WTAP TV: W.Va.'s McKinley touts bill aimed at EPA
04/11/14Rep. David McKinley is touting legislation that he says would limit federal environmental veto power over permits for coal mines.< Read more > -
Seattle PI: W.Va's McKinley touts bill aimed at EPA
04/10/14Rep. David McKinley is touting legislation that he says would limit federal environmental veto power over permits for coal mines.< Read more > -
FOX News: House panel votes to hold ex-IRS official Lerner in contempt of Congress
04/10/14A House committee voted Thursday to hold Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress, as Republicans escalated their bid to "get to the bottom" of the former IRS official's role in the political targeting scandal.< Read more > -
West Virginia Record: Coal companies claim EPA boss not doing her job
04/10/14A dozen coal and energy companies have filed a federal lawsuit claiming the the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is not doing her job correctly in regards to the Clean Air Act.< Read more > -
The Hill: EPA nominee faces climate rule pushback
04/09/14The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will mark up a bill from Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) that would limit the Environmental Protection Agency's veto power over the Army Corps of Engineers Clean Water Act permits for coal mines.< Read more > -
Jewish News: Two U.S. Congressmen tour Israel
04/09/14Congressmen Bill Johnson, (R-OH) and Congressman David McKinley (R-WV), took a tour of the State of Israel organized by the Israel Allies Foundation and Yes! Israel missions "to see the situation there for ourselves" and we're shocked to discover the anti-Jewishness occurring at the Temple Mount, Arutz Sheva reported.< Read more > -
Hoppy Kercheval: Tax freedom day gets later and later
04/09/14It's the time of year when we think more about taxes. Our completed returns show just how much we paid last year to the government. Collectively, it's a big number.< Read more > -
Politico: Obamacare's next obstacle: confusion as people use it
04/08/14Obama administration officials hoping to exhale after the big finish to Obamacare's first enrollment season may need to hold their breath a while longer.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Coping with mental illness in the military
04/08/14Programs to help U.S. servicemen and women suffering from mental challenges, including post-traumatic stress disorder, have been around for decades. Clearly, more effort needs to be put into them.< Read more > -
Wall Street Journal: How climate change conquered the American campus
04/08/14Here is a college quiz. While many parts of the U.S. economy struggle to recover from the Great Recession of 2008-09, one domestic industry is experiencing a technology-driven expansion in which American innovations have led to countless new company startups, a surge in hiring and some of the highest-paying entry-level jobs for graduating college seniors.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Politics becomes too personal
04/07/14Gina McCarthy, who heads the Environmental Protec-tion Agency, was being questioned by Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va.< Read more > -
Metro News: Other states looking at water protection options after emergency
04/07/14State Senate Majority Leader John Unger said he has heard from officials in other states who watched West Virginia through the recent water emergency.< Read more > -
The Hill: For Dems, a problem with Seniors
04/07/14Democrats are facing a senior problem that could get even worse this year.< Read more > -
Parsons Advocate: Congressman McKinley visits Tucker Co. High School
04/03/14Tucker County High School had the opportunity to show off some of its programs recently to Congressman David McKinley and members of his staff. McKinley, his wife, and staff from both West Virginia and Washington D.C. toured the high school visiting most of the technical programs classrooms after school.< Read more > -
Politico: Paul Ryan budget faces bumps amid GOP dissent
04/03/14Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.), who voted no last year, said GOP leadership is not even whipping him.< Read more > -
WBOY TV: Congressman helps U.S. Veteran get money back for missing gear
04/02/14Congressman David McKinley was one of those people. He reached out to Branum following our first report on the issue.< Read more > -
National Journal: White House masked fears of Obamacare collapse
04/02/14The numbers are still coming in on the Affordable Care Act, and that will continue for years.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Many of Valley's uninsured opt to take penalty
04/02/14The deadline to sign up for health care coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace passed at the start of April, with some local residents finding the plans too expensive and opting instead to pay penalties for not having health insurance, according to Wheeling Health Right Executive Director Kathie Brown.< Read more > -
WBOY TV: Congressman McKinley hosts roundtable discussion with Fairmont students
04/01/14Some Fairmont State University students will have their voices heard, all the way in Washington, D.C.< Read more > -
Times WV: Good advice, tough questions
04/01/14Students at Fairmont State University got a chance to talk with U.S. Rep. David McKinley Monday.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Obama's policies hurt W.Va. miners
04/01/14President Barack Obama has, in effect, proclaimed himself to be the "health care president." He also insists he is a friend to coal miners.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: City officers honored for safety efforts
03/28/14West Viriginia Sen. Rocky Fitzsimmons, D-Ohio, and Mary McKinley, wife of U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., spoke at the gathering.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel Editorial: Changing the rules
03/28/14"Invalidating a permit years after it is issued sets a bad precedent for not only mining, but any business that relies on permits to operate," said U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va. "How many banks would loan money to a manufacturer or a small business knowing that the EPA could do the same?"< Read more > -
Metro News: McKinley visits Afghanistan
03/27/14West Virginia's First District Congressman David McKinley (R-WV) said a recent trip to Afghanistan reinforced his belief that some outside military presence, including forces from the United States, is needed in that country beyond the end of this year.< Read more > -
WSAZ TV: W.Va. Delegation requests major disaster declaration after spill
03/27/14In the letter, the delegation, including US Senators Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller, along with Representatives Nick Rahall, Shelley Moore Capito and David McKinley, said they support Tomblin's request for a disaster declaration.< Read more > -
Metro News: EPA's McCarthy disputes 'war on coal' phrase
03/27/14Federal EPA administrator Gina McCarthy told members of a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday the agency is seeking more than $1 billion in the next federal budget for climate change and air quality efforts.< Read more > -
Metro News: Proposed Wood Co. Cracker Plant takes another step forward
03/26/14The petrochemical complex planned for Wood County took a significant step Wednesday with an announcement from Antero Resources.< Read more > -
Washington Post: Obama Administration will allow more time to enroll in health care on federal marketplace
03/26/14The Obama administration has decided to give extra time to Americans who say that they are unable to enroll in health plans through the federal insurance marketplace by the March 31 deadline.< Read more > -
The Hill: House votes to stop Obama's new coal mining rules
03/26/14The House voted Tuesday afternoon to stop the Obama administration's effort to re-write coal mining regulations, and require the administration to use a rule developed under the Bush administration.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Supreme Court rejects mine appeal
03/25/14The court's decision sends a chilling effect to companies wanting to invest and grow when the EPA is allowed to retroactively revoke permits, said U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va.< Read more > -
Metro News: Supreme Court refuses to take up case connected to Spruce Mine permit
03/25/14The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up the case involving the Spruce Mine permit and the federal EPA.< Read more > -
Washington Post: Health-law cases mix questions of religious freedom, worker rights
03/25/14The Supreme Court on Tuesday prepared to hear a second challenge to President Obama's Affordable Care Act, this time to decide whether employers must provide their workers with insurance coverage for contraceptives even if the owners say it would violate their religious principles.< Read more > -
Wall Street Journal: Supreme Court Rejects Arch Coal Challenge To EPA Powers On Permits
03/24/14High Court Said It Wouldn't Review A 2013 Appeals Court Decision< Read more > -
Daily Athenaeum: College Republicans host annual convention
03/24/14Young Republicans and community members gathered to listen to Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, Congressman David McKinley and other active members of the Republican Party.< Read more > -
Steubenville Herald Star: McKinley, Johnson talk natural gas in Israel
03/24/14Much like the Ohio Valley, Israel is just beginning to realize the possibilities of tapping its vast natural gas reserves, Rep. David McKinley said.< Read more > -
Reuters: Obama manufacturing hubs face uphill struggle to create jobs
03/19/14Along the banks of the Mahoning River in the struggling Ohio steel town of Youngstown sits a once-abandoned furniture warehouse that has been converted into a sleek new laboratory.< Read more > -
Forbes Opinion: The new Republican health care plan with a twist
03/19/14With the election around the corner, each party is digging their trenches and creating a plan for the long hard battle. Democrats are focusing on income inequality through a minimum wage increase.< Read more > -
FOX News: Author of 'EPA playbook' report claims notorius fraudster was behind EPA regulations
03/19/14John Beale, the former EPA official who fooled his bosses into believing he worked for the CIA, was deeply involved in crafting costly environmental standards which are still having an impact today -- though he came into the job with little, if any, environmental experience.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: McKinley talks trip to Israel, natural gas
03/18/14Much like the Ohio Valley, Israel is just beginning to realize the possibilities of tapping its vast natural gas reserves, Rep. David McKinley said.< Read more > -
Metro News: Bill addressing flood insurance increases to get President's signature
03/17/14"That passing was huge," said U.S. House Rep. David McKinley (R-WV, 1). "That truly is. I hope people can fully appreciate the magnitude of getting that thing corrected."< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: McKinley talks flood insurance, Israel
03/17/14The House and Senate passed a bill, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014, limiting increases of no more than 18 percent a year, which is awaiting the president's signature, McKinley said.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Give volunteer firefighters a break
03/17/14This week the U.S. House of Representatives voted 410-0 to exempt volunteer fire departments from the Obamacare "employer mandate." U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., was among co-sponsors of the measure.< Read more > -
ABC News: Obama to sign relief from flood insurance hikes
03/14/14President Barack Obama is set to sign into law a bipartisan bill relieving homeowners living in flood-prone neighborhoods from big increases in their insurance bills.< Read more > -
Weirton Daily Times: House solidifies Obamacare exemption for VFDs
03/14/14But U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-Wheeling, who was among 410 House members voting in favor of the legislation Wednesday, said House members felt the need to write the volunteer exemption into the health care law, which has been continually tweaked by the executive branch since Congress passed it in 2010.< Read more > -
WVVA TV: W.Va. delegation asks feds to reconsider spill aid
03/14/14U.S. Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, and U.S. Representatives Shelley Moore Capito, David McKinley and Nick Rahall made the request in a letter sent Wednesday to President Barack Obama and Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator W. Craig Fugate.< Read more > -
WDTV TV: House passes act to protect volunteer firefighters from Obamacare mandate
03/13/14The Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act was cosponsored by Representative McKinley, and aims to save volunteer departments from financial hardships.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: House votes to free VFD's from Obamacare
03/13/14But Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., who was among 410 House members voting in favor of the legislation Wednesday, said House members felt the need to write the volunteer exemption into the health care law, which has been continually tweaked by the executive branch since Congress passed it in 2010.< Read more > -
FOX News: House Committee launches investigation into EPA climate regulations
03/13/14The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday launched an investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed greenhouse gas standards that would limit the amount of carbon new power plants can emit.< Read more > -
AP: Florida House race could be warning for Democrats
03/12/14After months of railing against President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Republicans scored a key victory in a hard-fought congressional race that had been closely watched as a bellwether of midterm elections in November.< Read more > -
Wall Street Journal Editorial: Obamacare's secret mandate exemption
03/12/14ObamaCare's implementers continue to roam the battlefield and shoot their own wounded, and the latest casualty is the core of the Affordable Care Act–the individual mandate.< Read more > -
National Journal: For EPA's global warming rules, will next year mean 'never?'
03/12/14EPA's new budget plan says the agency hopes to make critical–and controversial–decisions about its effort to regulate greenhouse gases by the end of fiscal 2015.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Federal flood vote possible
03/11/14"This proposal will not add to the debt and makes permanent reforms," said Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va.< Read more > -
Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial: Another Obamacare delay
03/11/14Delays in Obamacare's most destructive requirements are so common – and so obviously motivated by political considerations – they aren't even newsworthy anymore.< Read more > -
The Hill: GOP investigating FCC media controversy
03/11/14A key House Republican fears the Federal Communications Commission isn't done with news media studies that are out of bounds.< Read more > -
Rasmussen Report: 58% expect health care costs to go up under Obamacare
03/10/14Obamacare remains unpopular with voters who still expect it to drive up costs and hurt the quality of health care.< Read more > -
National Journal: The fine line the Obama Administration is walking with doctors and hospitals
03/10/14The success of Obamacare--and the White House's efforts to drive down health care spending--depend on the cooperation of the doctors and hospitals charged with carrying out reforms.< Read more > -
Register-Herald: Representatives vote for flood overhaul
03/07/14West Virginia Rep. Nick Rahall, a Democrat, and Reps. Shelley Moore Capito and David McKinley, both Republicans, voted for the insurance overhaul.< Read more > -
Bloomberg: House passes Energy Efficiency bill for commercial buildings
03/07/14The Better Buildings Act, sponsored by Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and David McKinley (R-W.Va.), would direct the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a Tenant Star program to promote energy efficiency in commercial spaces leased to tenants.< Read more > -
The Hill: House votes to limit environmental reviews
03/07/14David McKinley (R-W.Va.), prohibiting agencies from considering the "social cost of carbon" in project analyses. Passed 222-188.< Read more > -
The Hill: House passes bill on energy efficiency
03/06/14The legislation, authored by Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and David McKinley (R-W.Va.), aims to boost energy conservation with a program called Tenant Star, which provides incentives to landlords and tenants who up their energy savings.< Read more > -
National Journal: House approves Energy Efficiency bill
03/06/14The bill authored by Reps. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., included a number of provisions aimed at energy conservation, including legislation nicknamed "Tenant Star" that creates incentives for landlords and tenants to boost energy savings in commercial properties.< Read more > -
CQ Roll Call: Energy Efficiency bill sent to Senate
03/06/14"Finding ways to use energy more efficiently is simply common sense," said bill sponsor West Virginia Republican David B. McKinley.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Flood Insurance Act passes in U.S. House
03/05/14U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., voted in support of the legislation Tuesday evening. He is hopeful the bill will pass the Senate quickly and provide relief to Americans who need it, he said.< Read more > -
Times-Picayune: Rep. Scalise reassures GOP that voting for flood insurance bill is 'only conservative option'
03/05/14Not so, said Scalise in a letter co-signed by two of his conservative Republican caucus colleagues, Reps. David McKinley, R-WVA., and Steve Southerland, R-Fla.< Read more > -
Marietta Times: WVU supporters behind Gee's hiring
03/05/14U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., agreed with the selection of Gee for the university. "Gordon Gee is an enormously talented individual that can contribute a lot to strengthen the university," McKinley said.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Letter to Editor: Now, it's Republicans fighting for the future
03/03/14I have also heard Congressman McKinley speak a couple of times in the valley and found we have no better friend for coal-mining jobs in Washington than Mr. McKinley.< Read more > -
Metro News: BOG unanimously approves Gee
03/03/14The Board of Governors at West Virginia University has hired E. Gordon Gee as permanent university president.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: WPHS Speech Team takes tops honors again
03/03/14The Wheeling Park High School Speech and Debate Team is walking the red carpet of success today after another Oscar-winning performance at the West Virginia Interscholastic Forensics League State Speech and Debate tournament held Saturday at West Virginia University.< Read more > -
National Journal: Senate duo debuts 'new and improved' energy efficiency bill
02/28/14The lower chamber is expected to vote next week on an energy conservation bill sponsored by Reps. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., that would facilitate cooperation between landlords and tenants to increase energy savings in commercial buildings.< Read more > -
State Journal: Members of WV Congress ask CDC for more studies after spill
02/28/14On Feb. 27, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., along with U.S. Representatives Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and David McKinley, R-W.Va., sent the letter to the CDC to urge health officials to conduct further studies on the effects of the Jan. 9 chemical spill in the Elk River.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Officials seek water testing
02/28/14Reps. Shelley Moore Capito, David McKinley and Nick Rahall and Sens. Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller wrote a letter to the CDC in support of additional monitoring, surveillance and studies requested by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Rising flood insurance costs could affect property tax base
02/27/14The measure now is in the House, where there's tension between supporters of the Senate approach and top Republicans such as Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas.< Read more > -
Roll Call: Flood insurance bill goes back to rewrite
02/27/14House Republican leaders announced Wednesday that a vote on a flood insurance bill would be put off until next week while members negotiate language that can pass the chamber.< Read more > -
Huffington Post: U.S. Congressmen bring town hall meeting to Israel
02/27/14U.S. Congressman David McKinley (R-WV) took part in a historic town hall meeting with American expatriates on Thursday evening, February 20 at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Lawmakers hearing mixed message on reform
02/26/14Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., said he is hearing about the problems with the health care law.< Read more > -
Steubenville Herald Star: Residents offer Wellsburg ideas
02/26/14City Manager Mark Henne said Wellsburg's concerns have reached the ears of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-Wheeling, who each have co-authored separate bills aimed at delaying the regulations until an insurance affordability study can be done by FEMA.< Read more > -
Israel National News: U.S. Congressmen say Israel is an important friend
02/26/14Two American lawmakers, Senator Bill Johnson (R-OH) and Congressman David McKinley (R-WV), visited Judea and Samaria on Monday, where they declared that "Israel is the most important friend of the United States."< Read more > -
Lewistown Sentinel Editorial: A small victory in the war on coal
02/25/14U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., deserves some credit. He has led the fight against the EPA's initial plan to regulate coal ash as a hazardous waste.< Read more > -
Washington Post Opinion: At the Supreme Court, a royal mess for 'King Barack'
02/25/14Monday morning's Supreme Court argument about the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gases went badly for the Obama administration – so much so that the real question before the justices seemed to be how severe the EPA's loss would be.< Read more > -
San Diego Jewish World: Two U.S. Reps. hold town hall in Israel
02/24/14The town hall meeting, unique to New England's traditional style of local citizen governance, made its way to Jerusalem when two US Congressmen visited Israel's capital to discuss local' issues with U.S. citizens recently.< Read more > -
Metro News: EPA case to be argued before Supreme Court on Monday
02/24/14The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on a case concerning the federal Environmental Protection Agency's ability to use the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.< Read more > -
Washington Post: Obama's claim that 7 million got 'access to health care for the first time' because of his Medicaid expansion
02/24/14The Fact Checker has written several times about the fuzziness of the Medicaid numbers issued by the Obama administration. But it is like playing whack-a-mole.< Read more > -
New York Post: Obamacare tax cost 33,000 jobs, medical trade groups says
02/21/14A new ObamaCare tax on medical devices has already resulted in the loss of about 33,000 jobs in the industry, according to a prominent health-care trade association.< Read more > -
The Hill: Majority want answers on Keystone oil destination
02/21/14A majority of U.S. voters want to know where the crude oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline will end up, according to a new poll released Thursday.< Read more > -
Wetzel Chronicle: Bill about flood insurance act to go before U.S. House
02/20/14On Feb. 13, Representative David B. McKinley (R-WV) praised the decision by House Republican leadership to schedule a vote next week to ease flood insurance rate hikes currently facing millions of Americans and thousands of West Virginians.< Read more > -
Wheelling Intelligencer Editorial: Liberals' plan bad for 500,000 people
02/20/14President Barack Obama and fellow liberals claim to want to lift more Americans out of poverty.< Read more > -
National Journal: The Obamacare enrollment crash is coming
02/20/14After a disastrous launch, the law's backers are breathing a sigh of relief as enrollees flock to its insurance exchanges. But the totals are built on a shaky foundation, and at some point soon, the exchange enrollment figures are going to fall, perhaps by more than 1 million people.< Read more > -
The Jerusalem Post: Pro-Israel Congressional Caucus to meet with Knesset Christian Allies Caucus
02/19/14IAF member Rep. David McKinley will meet with security experts in order to better understand the security concerns of the State of Israel and get a firsthand look at the Iron Dome defense system.< Read more > -
Columbus Dispatch: Ohio energy-efficiency mandates costly, ineffective, report says
02/19/14Ohio's energy-efficiency mandates have high costs and negligible benefits, according to a report issued yesterday that was sponsored by groups that would like to revise or eliminate the rules.< Read more > -
The Hill Opinion: Dick Morris-Obama vs. First Amendment
02/19/14The Federal Communications Commission is about to launch a direct assault on the freedom of the media to cover news as it chooses.< Read more > -
Weirton Daily Times Editorial: EPA-some coal ash uses safe
02/18/14Preventing the EPA from declaring coal ash, or "fly" ash, a hazardous substance has been a focus for Rep. David McKinley, R-Wheeling, since he was first elected to Congress in 2010.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Silver Airways ending flights to Cleveland
02/18/14"This news is very concerning and disappointing," Rep. McKinley said. "In the past we've worked to maintain Essential Air Service and keep the air traffic control towers open; now we will work with local officials to explore other options."< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel Editorial: Encouraging people not to work
02/18/14We Americans may disagree about how public assistance programs are handled, but nearly all of us are on the same page about one thing: If someone is unable to support himself, we'll step in, to the extent our resources allow, to help. That's just the way we are.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: House to unveil its own flood insurance relief
02/14/14"House leadership has listened to our concerns and is now aware of the urgent need to resolve this problem," Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., said.< Read more > -
Weekly Standard Editorial: 'I can do whatever I want'
02/14/14On February 11, writing for the Washington Post, Republican lobbyist Ed Rogers ably summarized the latest "bad week for Obamacare."< Read more > -
FOX News Poll: Voters regret Obamacare
02/14/14Over half of American voters regret that the Affordable Care Act passed, and nearly two-thirds say it never would have -- if we knew then what we know now.< Read more > -
Parsons Advocate: Local vets come out to honor local veteran
02/13/14Richie Parsons, District Director for Congressman David McKinley; Aaron Metz, Field Representative for our area; and Bob Villers, Veterans Services Constituent Representative were in attendance.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Representatives oppose
02/13/14A bill passed the House on Tuesday 221 to 201 in a vote on partisan lines with most Republicans against, including Reps. Shelley Moore Capito and David McKinley of West Virginia and Bill Johnson of Ohio. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Wa., voted in favor.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: House votes for a debt limit boost
02/13/14Republican lawmakers representing the local area, including David McKinley and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and Bill Johnson of Ohio, opposed the measure.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: House votes for debt limit boost
02/12/14Republican lawmakers representing the local area, including David McKinley and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and Bill Johnson of Ohio, opposed the measure.< Read more > -
Washington Post: Democratic ads cite 'disastrous' Obamacare rollout
02/12/14If there was any doubt that Democrats worry the botched Obamacare rollout could hurt their 2014 prospects, a new ad from a top Democratic super PAC should erase it.< Read more > -
Forbes Magazine: Best places to retire in the United States
02/12/14Morgantown, W.V. Trivia: Home of unique people-mover transit system.< Read more > -
USA Today: U.S. may be inching toward oil independence
02/11/14U.S. oil imports fell sharply again in 2013 while petroleum exports rose, leading some analysts to proclaim that a new era of energy independence is just a few years away.< Read more > -
FOX News: Obamacare patients may encounter fewer doctors, longer wait times
02/11/14Those who signed up for ObamaCare or were forced into it now are learning they're going to face some nasty surprises when they seek care.< Read more > -
Wall Street Journal Editorial: Obama rewrites Obamacare
02/11/14'ObamaCare" is useful shorthand for the Affordable Care Act not least because the law increasingly means whatever President Obama says it does on any given day.< Read more > -
Politico: Obamacare is anything but compassionate
02/10/14The verdict is in, and it's not good: Obamacare is rippling through the U.S. economy with vast implications for American prosperity.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel Editorial: Job killer
02/10/14Congressional Budget Office projections show Obamacare is about to negatively affect the workforce in a way that may not show up in the more obvious labor-force indicators.< Read more > -
Bloomberg: Coal ash declared safe for recycling by EPA
02/08/14Coal ash from power plants is safe for use in cement and wallboard, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today in a long-delayed decision that may boost recycling of a major source of industrial waste.< Read more > -
CNN: Republicans slam President over jobs report
02/07/14Republican leaders were quick to criticize President Barack Obama over the January jobs report.< Read more > -
Metro News Editorial: How Obamacare discourages work
02/07/14The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office reported this week that the Affordable Care Act discourages work among those receiving subsidies to pay their health insurance premiums.< Read more > -
National Journal: Where is the Democratic Party's pro-Obamacare campaign?
02/07/14The most robust defense of Obamacare on television right now lasts about three seconds and comes from a little-known Texas Democrat named Barbara Mallory Caraway, a former state lawmaker running for Congress.< Read more > -
Wetzel Chronicle: Flood insurance rates skyrocket, threaten homes
02/06/14Rep. McKinley, who represents the First District of West Virginia, which includes Wetzel County, said, "I have some comfort that we are going to be successful in delaying it." He further said action by the Senate first, before the House, is a good thing.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Reduce W.Va. abortion rates
02/06/14Abortions are occurring much less often in the United States, according to a report issued this week. That is wonderful news - but, sadly, it is not true in West Virginia.< Read more > -
FOX News: Budget office chief: Obamacare creates 'disincentive' to work
02/06/14The head of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office delivered a damning assessment Wednesday of the Affordable Care Act, telling lawmakers that ObamaCare creates a "disincentive for people to work," adding fuel to Republican arguments that the law will hurt the economy.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Base premiums on flood risks
02/05/14Of course federal flood insurance premiums should reflect risk. But thousands of Ohio Valley residents are being told of drastic premium increases that don't seem to be based objectively on potential damage from high water.< Read more > -
USA Today: CVS calls it quits: No more tobacco products
02/05/14Drug store giant CVS Caremark announced Wednesday it will no longer sell tobacco products at its 7,600 pharmacies by Oct. 1.< Read more > -
Wall Street Journal Editorial: The jobless care act
02/05/14On Tuesday no less than the Congressional Budget Office reported that the health law is causing Americans to work less or not at all, in a remarkable intellectual turnabout for the budget shop that Democrats cited repeatedly when selling ObamaCare.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Enact McKinley Bill on coal ash
02/04/14It appears U.S. Rep. David McKinley has pulled off quite a feat.< Read more > -
NRDC: Tenant Star market-driven energy efficiency best practices win bipartisan House support
02/04/14Introduced by Representatives David McKinley (R-WV) and Peter Welch (D-VT), Tenant Star is a close collaboration with the Real Estate Roundtable.< Read more > -
Washington Post: CBO: health care law will lead to 2 million fewer workers
02/04/14The Affordable Care Act will reduce the number of full-time workers by more than 2 million in coming years, congressional budget analysts said Tuesday in the most detailed analysis of the law's impact on jobs.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Keystone Pipeline excuses all gone
02/03/14Throughout his term as president, Barack Obama has insisted his administration could not allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to carry Canadian oil to the U.S. unless the State Department signed off on it.< Read more > -
Washington Post: Healthcare.gov can't handle appeals of enrollment errors
02/03/14Tens of thousands of people who discovered that HealthCare.gov made mistakes as they were signing up for a health plan are confronting a new roadblock: The government cannot yet fix the errors.< Read more > -
The Hill: Senators urge Obama to reconsider climate change regs
02/03/14Twenty-two senators implored President Obama on Friday to halt plans to impose new emission limits on existing power plants, warning the forthcoming regulations would hit ratepayers in their pocketbooks.< Read more > -
Weirton Daily Times: McKinley says House lacks urgency on flood premiums
01/31/14With a bill that would delay massive flood insurance premium increases for millions of property owners widely expected to pass the Senate today, Rep. David McKinley said he doesn't sense the same level of urgency from his colleagues in the House.< Read more > -
WTRF TV: Disaster loans offered after WV chemical spill
01/31/14West Virginia small businesses and nonprofit groups affected by the Jan. 9 chemical spill are eligible to apply for low-interest loans from the federal government.< Read more > -
Steubenville Herald Star: Reaction mixed to Obama address
01/31/14Rep. David McKinley, R-Wheeling, also believes a minimum wage increase is "worthy of discussion," but he expressed skepticism as to how small businesses already facing new mandates to offer employees health insurance coverage would cope.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Flood bill slated for vote in Senate
01/30/14With a bill that would delay massive flood insurance premium increases for millions of property owners widely expected to pass the Senate today, Rep. David McKinley said he doesn't sense the same level of urgency from his colleagues in the House.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: McKinley, Manchin talk about speech
01/30/14McKinley and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., held press conferences Wednesday with reporters from the 1st Congressional District and statewide about Obama's speech on Tuesday night.< Read more > -
Weirton Daily Times: U.S. House panel gives OK to energy bills
01/30/14On Tuesday, the Energy and Commerce Committee also advanced another piece of legislation, the Better Buildings Act - co-authored by Rep. David McKinley, R-Wheeling - by voice vote.< Read more > -
WTAP TV: Local Reps. and Senators reply to President's State of the Union Address
01/29/14Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) "Going into tonight's address there were three questions I hoped would be addressed: can we do more to turn around the economy?< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Locals share reaction to State of the Union Address
01/29/14In attendance Tuesday night at the nation's capital was Parkersburg High School chemistry teacher Judith Winans. Winans, who was the 2014 Wood County Teacher of the Year, was McKinley's guest.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: House Committee endorses pair of energy bills
01/29/14On Tuesday, the Energy and Commerce Committee also advanced another piece of legislation, the Better Buildings Act - co-authored by Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va. - by voice vote.< Read more > -
Washington Post Opinion: The lie that hangs over the State of the Union
01/28/14In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama will try to turn the page on the Obamacare controversies of 2013 and shift the focus to such topics as income inequality.< Read more > -
State Journal: US sales of new homes drop 7 percent
01/28/14U.S. sales of new homes fell in December for a second consecutive month but even with the pause at the end of the year, sales for all of 2013 climbed to the highest level in five years.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Defeat Obama power grab
01/28/14If President Barack Obama does not get what he wants from Congress this year, he will take the desired action on his own, White House aides have warned. So, what else is new?< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Teacher to attend State of the Union
01/27/14A chemistry teacher at Parkersburg High School will be the guest of U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., at President Obama's State of the Union speech on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.< Read more > -
Daily Athenaeum: W.Va. Rep. McKinley discusses state, university issues with WVU students
01/27/14West Virginia University students had the opportunity to speak with Congressman David McKinley, representative of the 1st District of West Virginia, at a roundtable discussion Friday.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelliencer: Murray Energy suing U.S. EPA
01/27/14Murray Energy Corp. this morning announced it would sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to combat what the company terms the EPA's "illegal promulgation of senseless and destructive regulations, with absolutely no regard for their job and family destruction."< Read more > -
The Hill: Coal leaders: Obama's 'social cost of carbon' flawed
01/23/14The coal industry is attacking the formula that the Obama administration used to raise the "social cost" of carbon in regulations, arguing it does not account for the economic benefits of fossil fuels.< Read more > -
WTRF TV: McKinley speaks on flood insurance premium hikes
01/23/14Rep. David B. McKinley sits down with WTRF TV in Wheeling to discuss flood insurance premium hikes impacting residents along the Ohio River.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Lawmakers seek to delay flood insurance law
01/23/14Manchin and McKinley are now pushing legislation to delay the law's consequences in hopes of developing a more affordable alternative.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Local representatives vote for budget bill
01/17/14Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, and Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., voted for the bill that passed the House 359-67. Most of the votes against were Republicans.< Read more > -
FOX News: 'Not looking good': Coal workers see future dim amid regulation burden
01/17/14Far below the Appalachian Mountains, in a space barely big enough to stand up straight, Bobby Combs works a job his father and his grandfather worked.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: EPA denies playing politics
01/17/14The head of the Environmental Protection Agency denied Thursday that the agency delayed formal publication of carbon pollution rules for new power plants for political reasons, as Republican senators have claimed.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Manchin bracing for clash with party
01/16/14Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., a member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power and one of 62 co-sponsors of the Manchin-Whitfield legislation, pointed to a Friday report that states nearly 92 million Americans are not working as evidence that the country can't afford regulations that may hold back job growth.< Read more > -
Weirton Daily Times: Flood insurance action is needed
01/16/14The Brooke County Commission on Tuesday signed a resolution on the issue to be sent to Manchin, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.; and U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-Wheeling.< Read more > -
National Journal: Applause greets passage of Omnibus appropriations bill
01/16/14Six of the conservative members who opposed the budget agreement last month voted in favor of the omnibus–which allocates those funds at the program and department level. They are: Reps. Trey Gowdy and Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, Andy Harris of Maryland, Joe Heck of Nevada, David McKinley of West Virginia, and Daniel Webster of Florida.< Read more > -
Charleston Gazette: W.Va. delegation calls for action
01/15/14As hundreds of thousands of West Virginians enter their seventh day without usable water, the state's congressional delegation is calling for action, but generally not abandoning the pro-industry tone that often dominates Mountain State politics.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: W.Va. hit hard by Obamacare
01/15/14West Virginians are going to pay more for health insurance under Obamacare than the president and his cronies insisted for years. That is virtually inevitable, as a report from the government itself shows.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Planned cracker plant site purchased
01/15/14A project to build a massive petrochemical complex centered around an ethane cracker plant in Wood County took another step forward with the purchase of the land where it is to be built for nearly $11 million.< Read more > -
The Hill: GOP's anti-regulations push hits snag
01/14/14Jim Forbes, a spokesman for Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.), bristled at the notion that the problem was related to coal.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: VFDs exempt from Obamacare mandate
01/14/14Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., had each co-sponsored legislation exempting those volunteers from the requirement. Both praised the decision in news releases.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Shale industry spends billions
01/14/14Powered by extensive Marcellus and Utica shale processing and pipelining infrastructure, the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area saw construction investments grow from $60.3 million in 2012 to $1.72 billion in 2013.< Read more > -
Times West Virginian: State lawmakers concerned about increased flood insurance rates
01/13/14On Jan. 8, U.S. Congressman David McKinley, R-W.Va., and Congressman Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, sent a letter to John Boehner, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to highlight the Biggert-Waters Act's unintended and unexpected consequence of high premiums for residents.< Read more > -
Metro News: Unemployment extension still pending on Capitol Hill
01/13/14If the bill makes it to the U.S. House, First District Congressman David McKinley (R-WV) said he will support it, as long as it comes with a way to pay for it.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Safeguard our drinking water
01/13/14For hundreds of thousands of Ohio Valley residents, the chemical spill last week near Charleston was more than a problem for our neighbors.< Read more > -
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Reps seek action on insurance concerns
01/10/14On Wednesday, Reps. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner urging "a compassionate solution that will strengthen the NFIP and avoid placing unbearable costs on homeowners."< Read more > -
WTAP: Changes to the Affordable Care Act
01/10/14"During 2013, 97% of all new jobs created were part-time jobs," says Congressman David McKinley. "You can't build an economy on part-time jobs. If we get the work week back to 40 hours, that's going to be a good start."< Read more > -
Weirton Daily Times: Manchin, McKinley OK with premium delay
01/10/14As debate over the issue looms in the Senate, Reps. David McKinley, R-Wheeling, and Bill Johnson, R-Marietta, sent a joint letter to House Speaker John Boehner urging him to move the House version of the legislation forward.< Read more > -
WTRF TV: Congressmen join forces to fight flood insurance rate hike affecting thousands of Ohio Valley residents
01/09/14Congressmen Bill Johnson and David McKinley are teaming up to fight a flood insurance rate hike affecting thousands of residents of the Ohio Valley.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Lawmakers seek delay in premium hikes
01/09/14As debate over the issue looms in the Senate, Reps. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, sent a joint letter to House Speaker John Boehner urging him to move the House version of the legislation forward.< Read more > -
State Journal: WVU business school graduate online program ranks #23 nationally
01/09/14U.S. News and World Report gives school higher ranking than previous year.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Rebound in coal mining for 2014
01/08/14The U.S. coal mining industry will see a modest and short-lived rebound in 2014, driven by more production in Western states after two successive years of declines, according to a government forecast released Tuesday.< Read more > -
Washington Post: Gates offers harsh critique of Obama's leadership in "Duty"
01/08/14In a new memoir, former defense secretary Robert Gates unleashes harsh judgments about President Obama's leadership and his commitment to the Afghanistan war.< Read more > -
Exponent-Telegram: Airport officials say 2013 emplanements exceeded 11,000
01/08/14North Central West Virginia Airport flight numbers for 2013 had Airport Director Rick Rock making some New Year's resolutions.< Read more > -
Dominion Post: W.Va. Air National Guard founder to be honored
01/07/14The 130th Airlift Wing will be named after Brig. Gen. James Kemp McLaughlin.< Read more > -
Politico: The 2014 Obamacare tax wave
01/07/14Tanning salons, colonoscopy scopes and prescription drugs like Xanax – they're all items hit by taxes in recent years to fund President Barack Obama's health care law.< Read more > -
Wall Street Journal Editorial: Millionaires on Medicaid
01/07/14Expanding Medicaid coverage to an estimated nine million more Americans–as mandated by the Affordable Care Act–reinforces the idea that Medicaid only serves the poor.< Read more > -
State Journal: Joint venture to develop gas wells in Pennsylvania county
01/06/14Denver-based Energy Corporation of America and Shenhua America Holdings Corporation are teaming up to develop 25 natural gas wells in Greene County, Pa., over the next 18 months.< Read more > -
Washington Times: Obamacare release form stokes uproar in nuns' contraception fight
01/06/14The fight over a contraception rule tied to Obamacare has religious liberty advocates and women's health groups at loggerheads over a simple act: What does it mean when a group of Colorado nuns signs a release form?< Read more > -
Metro News: Coal looks at another rough year
01/06/14It's estimated U.S. mines produced 110 to 112 Million tons of coal in 2013.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial: Delay increase for insurance
01/03/14A bill introduced in the House of Representatives would delay the increases, but it may not even emerge from a committee.< Read more > -
Charleston Daily Mail: State ranks high for outbound moves in 2013
01/03/14For the third year in a row, United Van Lines has ranked West Virginia as one of the top states where people are moving out.< Read more > -
WVVA TV: West Virginia is updating its voter registration rolls to ensure accuracy
01/03/14More than 355,000 voters soon will receive notifications from county clerks seeking updated information.< Read more > -
WTRF TV: Glitch in insurance marketplace affects 18,000 West Virginians trying to sign up
01/02/14A state official says a glitch in the federal health insurance marketplace has affected about 18,000 West Virginians trying to sign up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: Flood rates spur action
01/02/14U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-Wheeling, and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are among many in Congress who support the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act.< Read more > -
Washington Post: Supreme Court temporarily allows religious groups not to cover birth control
01/02/14The Obama administration faced a fresh challenge to its health-care law just as many of its key provisions took effect Wednesday, after an eleventh-hour Supreme Court ruling temporarily allowed some Catholic groups not to cover birth control in their employee health plans.< Read more > -
Weirton Daily Times: Fire deparments could be hurt under Obamacare
12/31/13"In West Virginia, 95 percent of all fire departments are staffed by volunteers," said Rep. David B. McKinley.< Read more > -
State Journal: WV population down from 2012, new census estimates show
12/31/13West Virginia was one of two states to lose population in the past year, according to estimates released by the Census Bureau on Dec. 30.< Read more > -
Wheeling Intelligencer: More homes using less electricity
12/31/13The average amount of electricity consumed in U.S. homes has fallen to levels last seen more than a decade ago.< Read more >