Local story rocks Statehouse

The Charleston Daily Mail reported today that Vic Sprouse will not step down:

State Sen. Vic Sprouse says he isn't going to step down as the Republican leader in the Senate, even though his father-in-law, former state House Minority Leader David McKinley, is throwing his political clout into Sprouse's ouster.

Sprouse also denies having an affair with a local TV reporter:

Sprouse denied rumors that he had an affair with a local television reporter during the time he lived with his current wife.