U.S. Senate Campaign Strays Into Comp and Mine Safety Issues

The contentious U.S. Senate campaign between Gov. Joe Manchin and wealthy businessman John Raese has triggered a series of exchanges over workers' compensation and coal mine safety issues.Manchin, a Democrat, has run a series of television ads describing the family-owned conglomerate Greer Industries as "repeatedly" missing payments due to West Virginia's now-defunct state-run "Old Fund" for workers' compensation coverage. In a political ad running on television in West Virginia this week, Manchin's campaign contends "John Raese is bad for mine workers." The ad features a Unite...