Manchin Keeps War on Drugs in View

The Herald-Dispatch and The Intelligencer both focus on Manchin's "comprehensive drug eradication program."

The governor's plan includes "prevention resource officers in schools, addiction training programs for health care professionals and drug courts," the Huntington paper reports. "The money also will be used by the State Police to hire more drug investigators and add training courses, among other things."

The Wheeling paper touts Manchin's drug court proposal, as his plan would expand a program begun in Ohio County across the state.

Update: The Charleston Daily Mail reports on the drug plan as well.

A $44 million from a U.S. Justice Department settlement with the makers of OxyContin fuels this element of Manchin's agenda.