I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve made my nearly annual trip to the U.S. Capitol Building to spend time with members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation. I’m writing this on Thursday afternoon from the U.S. Senate’s press gallery. I spent part of the day with U.S. Sen. ...

As the president and CEO of the West Virginia Coal Association, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the West Virginia Legislature and Gov. Patrick Morrisey for their bold leadership in passing HB2014, the Microgrid bill, during the recently concluded 2025 legislative regular session. ...

Marshall County schools continue to shine, starting with a proud moment for Sherrard Middle School’s History Bowl Team 2, coached by Dan Gatts and Jeff Stephens. They clinched the 2025 West Virginia History Bowl state title, defeating Team 1, 28-20, at the West Virginia Capitol Complex, ...

I had the great pleasure to go to the Media Innovation Center at West Virginia University last week and attend an enlightening presentation on the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in new reporting. You hear a lot today about artificial intelligence, or AI. Just about every digital product ...

America needs coal. For generations, our nation has tapped into coal’s unparalleled benefits as an affordable and reliable energy source to power us to greatness. Coal miners continue to fuel everything from the cutting-edge manufacturing jobs and data centers of the future to the lights ...

Right now, California faces rotating power outages previously only seen in third world countries. Pretty soon, they’ll be coming to Ohio too — unless we do something about it now. Fortunately, President Donald Trump took a major step earlier this month to address this looming crisis by ...