Gov. Manchin Asks President for Change
Save Email Print
Posted: 9:09 PM May 23, 2009
Gov. Manchin Asks President for Change
Governor Joe Manchin has sent a letter to the President asking him to carefully consider the effects of recent decisions made by the big automakers.
Reporter: Associated Press
Email Address: News@wsaz.com
width:200 and height: 120 and picwidth: 200 and pciheight: 120
Font Size:

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Gov. Joe Manchin is asking President Barack Obama to help West Virginia's car dealerships.

In a letter to Obama, the governor urged him to carefully consider the consequences of plans by General Motors and Chrysler to close a large number of their dealerships.

Manchin said the plan would eliminate dozens of long-standing franchised dealers in the state and put hundreds out of work. He also said closing the dealerships would impact the state's road fund and result in a loss of payroll and sales taxes.

Manchin also questioned how manufacturers that are receiving federal bailout dollars can shut down independent businesses that pay their own way.

Latest Comments

Posted by: booger on May 26, 2009 at 01:37 PM

Hey Mojo... Here's an idea: Get on your knees, pucker up, and kiss harder then you ever have before. Lot of good your "Superdelegate" vote did, huh? Maybe you should write a letter to Hillary instead. She at least seems to like WV.
Posted by: to shazta on May 26, 2009 at 07:47 AM

what 3 states?you seem so well informed i want to hear more.duh.if you would go to work and support your family you,d probably be more informed and know how important coal is to the entire country.but if you get your living from the workers of this country its probably not important how expensive every thing is.again what 3 states?
Posted by: ??? on May 25, 2009 at 08:47 PM

Hey keith if you think you can change the nation in just 4 months then i'm willing to vote for ya even god took 7 days. Man if you can do it in 4 months you could have world peace in one year I bet.Heck yeah Keith for president
More Stories
Live Feed Now on the Always On Channel
Search for WV, OH, KY Local Businesses:
Popular Searches
Powered by Local.com
WSAZ.com Most Popular / Most Comments
National Headlines - CNN.com
NBC News Watercooler Video
First Warning Hour-By-Hour Forecasts
+ Ashland, KY
+ Athens, OH
+ Beckley, WV
+ Charleston, WV
+ Clarksburg, WV
+ Clay, WV
+ Gallipolis, OH
+ Huntington, WV
+ Ironton, OH
+ Logan, WV
+ Morgantown, WV 		+ Paintsville, KY
+ Parkersburg, WV
+ Pikeville, KY
+ Pomeroy, OH
+ Portsmouth,OH
+ Ripley, WV
+ Spencer, WV
+ Sutton, WV
+ Wayne, WV
+ Wheeling, WV
+ Williamson, WV


WSAZ.com Sponsor Sections & Links
WSAZ Olympic Zone web channel
Full 2010 Olympic coverage from the WSAZ Olympic Zone.
Healthy Connections Healthy Connections
Find a local health professional
Healthy Tri-State
Tips to live a healthier lifestyle
WV Lottery
Nightly drawings and numbers
SOMC
Very good things are happening here
Moms4Moms presented by McDonald's
A collection of resources here to help Moms weather the daily storms that come along with parenting.
Big Sandy
For all your furniture and appliance needs