Beneficiaries of Massey Energy Campaign Cash Plan to Keep Contributions
By Steve Spires Beneficiaries of Massey Energy Campaign Cash Plan to Keep Contributions Numerous federal politicians have accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from individual and PACs associated with Massey Energy, which operates the Upper Big Branch mine where an explosion tragically killed 29 miners earlier last week, as Capital Eye previous reported. On [...]
Shelley Moore Capito scored 44% on Poverty
Poverty scorecard: West Virginia edition by Andrew Clevenger Yesterday, the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law issued a scorecard — more of a report card, really, since they give letter grades — based on how federal elected officials voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009. You can check out how West Virginia’s two senators and [...]
Manchin sets big meeting with industry
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin has scheduled what sounds like an “all-hands-on-deck” meeting of his coal industry friends for next week … Among the list of those invited and apparently likely to attend:– Massey Energy President Don Blankenship, CONSOL Energy CEO Brett Harvey, International Coal Group President Ben Hatfield, top officials from a dozen other [...]
