MORGANTOWN — About 200 people gathered at WVU’s Woodburn Circle Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil to respect and remember the victims of the Saturday attack at two mosques in […]
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Sen. Capito brings NIH official to WVU to talk Alzheimer’s research
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito brought the deputy director of the National Institute on Aging to WVU on Wednesday to give her a look at WVU’s cutting-edge Alzheimer’s research […]
WVU President Gee promotes hope during State of the University Address
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee’s 2019 State of the University Address focused on one word: Hope. “I am proud that we rank among the nation’s leading research […]
WVU BOG agrees to end lease of Montgomery campus to organization hoping to start training college
MORGANTOWN — The WVU Board of Governors on Tuesday morning gave its OK for university management to negotiate the termination of a lease-purchase agreement with KVC Foundation for the Montgomery […]
Some prominent bills die along the way during 2019 session
CHARLESTON — Every year, only a small percentage of bills introduced make it through the entire legislative process to passage. This year, 294 of 1,893 bills introduced were passed. Most […]
Randy’s Dream bill morphs, on its way to becoming reality
CHARLESTON – Just like a bedtime dream, Randy’s Dream, the bill to boost secondary road repairs, morphed throughout the session. Its final form is a bit wispy, because it mandates […]
Roads, orphan gas wells, hemp, Hopemont Hospital bills see Senate action on last day of session
CHARLESTON – On the last day of the 60-day session, the Senate dealt with bills regarding roads, orphan gas well capping, industrial hemp, Hopemont Hospital and more. And a reneged […]
Coal miners celebrate success of 2 coal tax break bills at Capitol
CHARLESTON — Coal miners gathered outside the Senate chamber Saturday morning to celebrate passage of two bills aimed at boosting the state’s coal industry. One bill offers severance tax incentives […]
Governor plans to announce secondary roads plan on Wednesday
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday evening that he will announce a plan to address secondary road issues on Wednesday, time and location of announcement to be announced. In […]
After long debate, House passes bill to raise campaign contribution limits
CHARLESTON — A bill to raise West Virginia campaign finance limits to match federal levels, often nicknamed the “dark money bill,” generated long debate at the end of the long […]
