MORGANTOWN – The years-long effort to repeal the Certificate of Need process for health care facilities and equipment took a blow Feb. 24, but not a fatal one, according to […]
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House passes Senate bill to ban ranked choice voting
MORGANTOWN – The Senate bill to ban ranked choice voting breezed through the House of Delegates this week, passed overwhelmingly on Friday and will soon head to the governor’s desk. […]
House Judiciary OKs bill allowing schools to hire safety officers or contract Guardians
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – School security guard legislation continues to wend its way through the Legislature, with a bill blending House and Senate versions earning unanimous House Judiciary Committee approval on […]
Capito fields questions on DOGE, effects on West Virginia, during weekly briefing
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – President Trump’s DOGE effort to count government waste is popular among the public – with a poll by left-leaning CNN saying 54% of voters believe DOGE should […]
Morgantown-based oil and gas company listed on New York Stock Exchange with $1.3B valuation
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – An oil and gas company that got a modest start in Cranberry Square by Cheat Lake in 2017 was recently valued at $1.3 billion, and became the […]
Case of former Hopemont Hospital nurse assistant accused in resident’s scalding death goes to Preston County grand jury
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Dominion Post reporter David Beard is not related to Kylah Beard, the defendant in this case. dbeard@domininopost.com KINGWOOD – The case of a former Hopemont Hospital certified […]
FirstEnergy looks ahead to replace West Virginia coal-fired power plants with gas fired
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – As Mon Power’s Fort Martin and Harrison power stations approach retirement age, parent company FirstEnergy is contemplating replacing them with combined-cycle plants fueled by natural gas. FirstEnergy […]
State Senate passes bill to prohibit ranked choice voting
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 […]
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 […]
