Richard Demoske, chapter president of the Berkeley County arm of West Virginia’s For Life, has resigned his position following a racially incendiary email sent to Delegate Danielle […]
Government
A look at bills introduced Wednesday, Feb. 9
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted. Sb 598, to […]
House Judiciary approves 15-week abortion bill and fetal parts sales bill and sends them to the House floor
MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary Committee passed and sent to the House floor two abortion-related bills Wednesday. Both were previously approved by the Health Committee on the […]
Legislators pass bills dealing with state Rainy Day Fund and Board of Sanitarians
MORGANTOWN – The House and Senate churned through a series of mostly off-the-radar bills on Wednesday; the bill that generated just about the most debate was one […]
Mon BOE: Quarantining going away (but not masks, not yet)
Monongalia County is losing its COVID blush by degrees. On Wednesday, Mon was showing gold on the County Alert map maintained by the state Department of Health […]
Speakers overwhelmingly oppose anti-CRT bill during House of Delegates public hearing
MORGANTOWN — A House bill to keep Critical Race Theory out of West Virginia public schools met overwhelming opposition during a Wednesday public hearing in the House […]
A look at bills introduced Tuesday, Feb. 8
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted. SB 596, to […]
House of Delegates OKs bill to enable advanced recycling of plastics, promote manufacturing
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed a bill on Tuesday that members hope will bring more manufacturing to the state. The Senate approved one to promote […]
Mylan Park students learn a unique (and colorful) way to reduce stress
Remember the snow globe you had when you were a kid? You loved that thing. You could shake it and put that winter scene into motion, and […]
Senate passes 2 bills setting new limits and requirements for unemployment benefits
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate spent a couple hours Tuesday debating and then passing two bills placing new limitations and requirements on unemployment benefits. Supporters said they […]