dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Senate passed on Tuesday its version of a bill to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in local, state or federal elections, and sent […]
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Senate passes bill to align municipal election dates with statewide dates
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Senate bill to align municipal election dates with statewide primary and general elections will be up for passage on Monday. Senators adopted an amendment to tweak […]
House passes bill to ban certain synthetic food dyes and preservatives
dbeard@domininopost.com MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved on Friday a bill to ban certain food preservatives and synthetic dyes. The vote to pass HB 2354 was 93-5. It […]
Clear Mountain Bank delivers care packages to Mon Health cancer patients
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Representatives from Clear Mountain Bank came to Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center’s Zelda Stein Weiss Cancer Center Wednesday morning to deliver care packages to patients there. Carmen […]
House Judiciary moves bill concerning absentee ballot applications, deadlines
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A House bill to limit distribution of absentee ballot applications was paired on Wednesday with another House bill to move up the deadline for counties to receive […]
Senate committee advances two school safety bills: armed guards, panic alarms
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee sailed through two school safety bills Tuesday morning. One resurrects the West Virginia Guardian Program. The other would require public schools to install […]
Legislature tries again to align city election dates with statewide dates
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Legislature is taking another crack at aligning municipal election dates with statewide primary and general elections. The prior two efforts began and died in the House […]
Senate bill offers tax credits for coal company road improvements, equipment purchases
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee approved on Monday a resurrected version of a bill to allow coal companies to take a severance tax credit for […]
House committees take up absentee ballot, ranked choice voting bills
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates is trying once again to prevent potential abuse of absentee ballots by making it illegal to distribute more than 10 applications for absentee […]
Contract details for WVU’s next president, Michael Benson
MORGANTOWN – New WVU President Michael Benson’s term will begin July 15 and run through June 30, 2030, according to his contract, provided by WVU to The Dominion Post. His […]
