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Leann Ray retweeted
Iām a @NewYorker fan but not a fan of this: ripping a local reporterās hard work combing through records with no attribution.
@caitycoyne spent a very long time tracking how WV spent opioid settlement money.
Good story but give credit.
newyorker.com/news/the-lede/ā¦
Leann Ray retweeted
Informative story in @NewYorker on opioid settlement spending.
Would have loved, though, to see any sort of attribution for this graf.
Iām the only person Iām aware of who has compiled, analyzed and published this info. It took me weeks in ā26 and ā25.
newyorker.com/news/the-lede/ā¦
Leann Ray retweeted
Six days ago, @Mike__Tony reported in detail about Gov. Morriseyās pitch to become a nuclear energy hub, including handling nuclear waste.
@BradMcElhinny followed the process in detailed reports. @stevenadamswv reported the project wouldnāt go forward.
Support local news. šŖš¼
Leann Ray retweeted
BREAKING: After being selected to participate on a new nuclear energy program, Gov. Morrisey and state energy officials submitted a letter Wednesday night declining to proceed after the governor said the state would not be a dumping ground for waste.
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Leann Ray retweeted
After being targeted by Gov. Morrisey in the primary and losing, House Finance Chairman Vernon Criss, R-Wood, is filling out paperwork in the Secretary of Stateās Office right now to run as a write in candidate for his current House seat in Wood County.
This is a great story and shows exactly how the state makes it so unnecessarily difficult to report on anything holding them accountable.
Whatever happened to West Virginiaās push to let needy West Virginia families use food stamps for hot, healthy foods?
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Leann Ray retweeted
Gov. Morrisey is at Magic Island in Charleston...re-announcing what was already announced by DOT June 30: that work is set to begin on the Fort Hill/Eugene Carter Bridge on I-64 in Charleston.
transportation.wv.gov/communā¦
Leann Ray retweeted
New: WV Treasurer Pack wants more info from Auditor Mark Hunt over his hiring of Sen. Jay Taylor in a contract role, despite legal warnings.
Taylor calls the inquiry + criticisms "politics."
Pack says he wants to ensure taxpayer $$ is appropriately spent
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Leann Ray retweeted
āAt the peak of Operation Country Roads, 336 people were crammed into West Virginiaās jails on ICE detainers (seven times the 48-bed cap the state had contracted to provide ICE),ā the ACLU-WV report said.
A new report from the ACLU-WV and @WilliamKyleVass fact checked numerous statements made by state officials about a winter immigration crackdown in West Virginia; they found 75% of immigrants arrested during the 15-day operation had no criminal record. westvirginiawatch.com/2026/0ā¦
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Leann Ray retweeted
NEW writing from me @WV_Watch
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey proffered on primary night āListen, Iām the head of the Republican Party in West Virginia" so let us examine the evidence
westvirginiawatch.com/2026/0ā¦
We have students from both Marshall and West Virginia University out at polling places all over the state talking to voters about what brought them out to vote today. Check back all day for updates! westvirginiawatch.com/2026/0ā¦
Leann Ray retweeted
Great column by @Leann_Ray - Be careful who you get your news from; not everyone reports responsibly westvirginiawatch.com/2026/0ā¦
Leann Ray retweeted
Inside the WV Senate primary: Out-of-state money, Republicansā war and a governor who inserted himself
āI will not give up my vote for the Morriseys ā¦ I canāt be bought. I canāt be bullied,ā said Sen. Vince Deeds, R-Greenbrier.
New story from me today.
westvirginiawatch.com/2026/0ā¦
I extended the deadline by a couple more days. If you want to have a full candidate profile on the WV Watch voter guide, please reach out and I'll send a link.
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Attention candidates!
If you would like to be included in West Virginia Watch's 2026 Voter Guide, please email [email protected] with the subject āvoter guideā to receive a link to the application form.
Leann Ray retweeted
All 3 WV Watch girlies on the front page of the Times West Virginian today šŖš¼ @caitycoyne @LoriKerseyWV
Leann Ray retweeted
This week's commentary: Governor Morrisey and the National Guard deployment in DC. wvmetronews.com/2025/12/02/gā¦