MORGANTOWN — Delegate Mike Caputo, D-Marion, is seeking legislative immunity from his misdemeanor battery charge resulting from a March 1 incident in the House of Delegates chamber. Caputo’s attorney, Tim […]
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WVU Medicine, The Health Plan, end agreement to work as single entity
MORGANTOWN — WVU Health System and Wheeling-based nonprofit managed care organization The Health Plan have terminated an agreement, announced in May, to operate as a single entity creating “a fully […]
Delegate Mike Caputo announces run for state Senate 13th District seat
FAIRMONT — Marion County Democrat Delegate Mike Caputo hopes to succeed his Marion colleague Sen. Roman Prezioso, who announced last month he won’t seek reelection in 2020. Caputo announced his […]
UMWA opposes proposal to save multiemployer pension plans; says it does nothing for miners
MORGANTOWN –The United Mine Workers of America is opposing a plan put forward by two leading Republican U.S. senators to rescue imperiled multiemployer pension plans across the nation. UMWA President […]
Delegate Hansen revives Modern Jobs Act to promote solar power for industry seeking green alternatives
MORGANTOWN — Delegate Evan Hansen has revived his Modern Jobs (MoJo) Act for a second try during the 2020 legislative session. It’s aimed at promoting industry and creating jobs by […]
Two Morgantown legislators tackling teen vaping
MORGANTOWN — Two Morgantown legislators are taking aim at the problem of teen vaping. Sen. Bob Beach, D-Monongalia, has written a letter to Gov. Jim Justice asking Justice to declare […]
Bishop Brennan unveils proposed amends plan for Bransfield
MORGANTOWN — Bishop Mark Brennan, of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, has put forward his proposed plan of amends for former Bishop Michael Bransfield. Among the nine measures is reimbursement of […]
Granville opioid suit filing: Defendants spread the blame
MORGANTOWN — A recent filing in Granville’s opioid lawsuit offers an insight into the blame game at play in the national opioid litigation this suit is part of. In early […]
State Supreme Court rules Fairmont State can create police academy
MORGANTOWN — The state Supreme Court has ruled that Fairmont State University may launch a police academy, over the objections of the state Division of Justice and Community Services. The […]
AG Morrisey files 2 more suits against opioid makers: Endo and Mallinckrodt
MORGANTOWN — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed two more lawsuits against opioid makers in Boone County Circuit Court. One suit involves Endo Health Solutions and its subsidiaries Endo Pharmaceuticals […]
