MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito met virtually with West Virginia reporters Thursday and most of the questions and answers dealt with the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. Sen. Joe Manchin […]
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State GOP stands by Mooney as House Ethics review continues
MORGANTOWN – The state Republican Party is standing by Rep. Alex Mooney as the House Ethics Committee continues its review of the 54-page report from the Office of Congressional Ethics […]
Morrisey announces $161.5 million settlement with opioid makers Teva, Allergan
MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a $161,531,000 settlement with drug manufacturers Teva and Allergan on Wednesday. He spelled out the details in a press release and press conference. […]
Legislators tour Northeast Natural Energy gas well pad
MORGANTOWN – Severance tax collections from natural gas outpaced coal for the first three quarters of Fiscal Year 2022, and a group of state legislators had the opportunity to visit […]
WVU’s John Deskins leads legislators through questions of locality pay to recruit, retain state workers
MORGANTOWN — Legislators resumed their wrestling match with the problem of locality pay for state employees Tuesday morning. The Joint Standing Committee on Finance took up the topic on the […]
Legislators tour Reynolds Hall: WVU’s new home for the Chambers business and economics school
MORGANTOWN – Legislators enjoyed a tour of WVU’s new shining jewel Monday afternoon: Reynolds Hall. Built on the site of the old Stansbury Hall, it will be the new home […]
Legislators learn how grid-scale battery storage supports power generation
MORGANTOWN — Legislators took a dive Monday morning into a different realm of green energy: battery storage. This isn’t batteries for your Chevy Volt. It’s grid-level storage that can support […]
Mon County EMS director paints picture of statewide EMS crisis for legislators
MORGANTOWN – Forest Weyen, executive director of Monongalia County EMS, gave legislators a look at the plight of EMS systems locally and across the state. “It’s become a crisis around […]
Legislators get a look at Westinghouse eVinci Micro-Reactor, hear idea of research program for WVU
MORGANTOWN – In March, the Legislature lifted the statewide ban on construction of nuclear power plants. On Sunday, legislators got a look at what they’ve opened the door for. Mike […]
Legislators get a glimpse of some of WVU’s $664 million worth of deferred maintenance needs
MORGANTOWN – Legislators trod down into the bowels of WVU’s Engineering Sciences Building Sunday afternoon to see an example of the $664 million worth of deferred maintenance WVU needs across […]
