Matthew Herridge, the chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party, will resign at the end of July to focus more on his role as cabinet secretary for the state Department of Commerce. In an email to members of the West Virginia Republican Executive Committee (WVREC) Saturday,

A report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows that in May of this year, 717,000 jobs were held within the state, but a year ago that number was more than 725,000. Executive director for the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy Kelly Allen said elections could be a reason why.