Manchin Begins 2nd Term

The Associated Press sets the stage for Monday's launch of Gov. Joe Manchin's second term.

AP's Tom Breen, meanwhile, was on hand for Sunday's ecumenical Mass meant to kick off the occasion. Manchin is the state's first Catholic governor, though the governor "made a point of noting the presence of Protestant, Jewish and Muslim leaders among the invited guests."

"Bishop Michael Bransfield, the spiritual leader of the state's Roman Catholics, reminded Gov. Joe Manchin and the hundreds of others in attendance what was happening outside the church: foreclosures, layoffs and uncertainty about the future," Breen reports.

WSAZ-TV also covered the special Mass, and has video. Those highlighting Monday's inaugural parade and swearing-in ceremony include AP, MetroNews, The Register-Herald of Beckley, and WOWK-TV. The Charleston Daily Mail focuses on the inaugural ball.

WCHS-TV will offer live streaming video of the 1 p.m. inauguration ceremony.

In advance of the inaugural events, Manchin set down with several state media to discuss his first term and his plans for the next four years. The Times-West Virginian of Fairmont and the Daily Mail (with an earlier installment here) are among those with such coverage.