MORGANTOWN – The retooled House of Delegates opened the 2023 session at noon Wednesday. This is the first House in state history with 100 single-member districts. Voters in November swelled […]
Government
U.S attorney recognizes Monongalia County QRT
The Monongalia County Quick Response Team (QRT) was one of 11 individuals or groups recognized by Willliam Ihlenfeld, United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia. The QRT, […]
Mac Warner joins run for governor
CHARLESTON — Secretary of State Mac Warner became the latest candidate in a growing race for governor, emphasizing public service and a battle against “woke” Washington, D.C. Warner made his […]
Education, PEIA, DHHR, on list for Legislative session
Today marks the start of the West Virginia Legislature’s regular session. “The time that we’ll spend here in the next 60 days together goes by really, really quickly,” House Speaker […]
Governor promises ‘biggest tax cut’
Gov. Jim Justice says he has a big tax proposal to pitch in next week’s State of the State address. “Absolutely, we’ll be announcing the biggest tax cuts in the […]
Westover, Mon Power getting the lights back on
Westover Mayor Bob Lucci said the city is really trying to lighten up a bit. As part of Westover City Council’s first meeting of 2023, Lucci explained that city staff […]
A look at Manchin and Capito earmarks for local projects, from $1.7T federal budget
MORGANTOWN — Earmarks have returned to Congress and Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin — both Appropriations Committee members — have put out their lists of West Virginia earmarks […]
MHS a national finalist in Samsung STEM competition
Morgantown High School is one of 300 schools across the country named a finalist in the Solve for Tomorrow competition, sponsored annually by Samsung Electronics America. Samsung launched the competition […]
Hospital COVID numbers climbing; new variant taking over; Justice retooling his briefings
MORGANTOWN — COVID hospitalizations have tripled since Thanksgiving, a new variant is on the loose, and Gov. Jim Justice is rebranding his twice-weekly briefings in acknowledgement of the new normal. […]
New Finance chair watching for gov.’s proposals on budget, tax cuts
The new chairman of the House Finance Committee says the Justice administration will take the lead on proposing an annual state budget that could include tax cut proposals. “I’m waiting […]
