DEP finds problems at W.Va.'s coal-ash dams

By Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette

Nearly two-thirds of the coal-ash dams across West Virginia might need repairs, and a quarter of them are ranked as being in poor or unsatisfactory condition, according to a report released Thursday by the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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State fund low for road maintenance

By Sara Gavin, Charleston Daily Mail

The state might have to hit the brakes on some highway maintenance projects due to a large deficit in West Virginia's Road Fund.
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Morgantown technology businessman named to state school board

By Davin White, Charleston Gazette

Gov. Joe Manchin on Thursday appointed a Morgantown man with decades of experience in private technology companies to a nine-year term on the state Board of Education. Read More

Groups plan e-mail campaign to protest W.Va. mine

By The Associated Press

Several groups say they will expand their protest against an Massey Energy mine in southern West Virginia through e-mail. Read More

Weekly wrap: Louisiana pleasantly surprised by haul from tax amnesty program

By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer

More than $300 million is generated from delinquent Louisiana taxpayers; California finance chief hangs it up; Iowa Gov. Culver campaigns as problem solver; and stimulus Web site turns up boo-boos. Read More

Gov. Joe Manchin III (D)
Elected: November 2004
Term expires: January 2009

	State capital: Charleston
	State nickname: The Mountain State
	Lt. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D)
	Secretary of State Natalie E. Tennant (D)
	Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw (D)
	Senate President: Lt. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D)
	House Speaker: Richard Thompson (D)

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DEP finds problems at W.Va.'s coal-ash dams

State fund low for road maintenance