Manchin Signs Mine, Workplace Safety Bills

West Virginia tightened its coal mine safety laws last week when Gov. Joe Manchin signed legislation spurred by last year's spate of fatal mining accidents, the Associated Press reported. "We believe we have a whole lot of operators who want to do better" with safety, the governor said in an AP article. The legislation, introduced at Manchin's request, was one of four workplace-related measures he signed last week during a ceremony in his Capitol reception room. As amended, the new mine safety law will allow regulators to shut down any mine temporarily with a record of "significant a...