AARP West Virginia lobbies state Legislators

From: Charleston Gazette | Date: February 22, 2006 | Copyright information

Hundreds of AARP volunteers and chapter members from across West Virginia poured into the state Capitol in Charleston on Feb. 14 to meet with legislators and other officials about the issues that most concern them.

Gov. Joe Manchin III and Attorney General Darrell McGraw both spoke to the crowd in the Capitol cafeteria, which was attended by nearly 50 state lawmakers.

After the program, the group attended a session of the House of Delegates, where Del. Brent Boggs, D-Braxton, in...

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