Delegate Ryan Ferns, D-Ohio, is the latest West Virginia lawmaker arrested and charged with driving under the influence. He was busted by Wheeling police, according to the Wheeling newspaper. Police did not immediately release a copy of the criminal complaint. So we don’t know Ferns’ blood-alcohol level, or whether there were any passengers in his [...]

I just learned that House Speaker Rick Thompson has not withdrawn his request for an Ethics Commission advisory opinion on whether he could work for the West Virginia Education Association, while keeping his speaker post. That doesn’t mean he’s going to take a job with the WVEA, rather he wants to see the issue through [...]

(photo by Steven Adams)   State Treasurer John Perdue’s most recent campaign finance report is raising eyebrows. According to the report — filed Friday — Perdue returned more than $30,000 in contributions to donors. The money was returned in March 2011. I called Perdue’s camp, and they explained that the treasurer — as well as [...]