MORGANTOWN — Senate Finance sent President Craig Blair’s mining mutual insurance company bill to the Senate floor Thursday morning, along with the bill dealing with bank boycotts […]
Government
House Energy OKs nuclear power and cites certification bills, divides on resolution support coal as baseload power source
MORGANTOWN – The House Energy and Manufacturing Committee gave its OK Thursday to the House version of the bill to lift the ban on nuclear plant construction, […]
Renewal of VFD levy to appear on Preston ballots in May
KINGWOOD — Preston County voters will have the option to renew a levy supporting its volunteer fire departments in May’s primary election. The Preston County Commission unanimously […]
Mon Schools: Some bus routes still not passable Wednesday morning
MORGANTOWN — Presenting the latest inductees to the Monongalia County Winter-Sideways-Driving Hall of Fame: Lazelle School Road, Beulah Road and Pixler Hill Road. Sandbank Road and Nicholson […]
Mon Commission approves voting precinct changes ahead of May primary
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday voted to approve changes to the county’s voting precinct boundary lines made necessary by the West Virginia Legislature and […]
A look at bills introduced Wednesday, Jan. 19
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted. SB 426, to […]
Bill lifting nuclear power ban gets first committee OK in Senate; bill to reinstate film tax credit also gets a nod
MORGANTOWN — The effort to repeal the state’s ban on building nuclear power plants took its first step forward on Wednesday as the Senate Economic Development Committee […]
House committee OKs bill to allow county voters to set up special election to recall county ordinances
MORGANTOWN — The House Political Subdivisions Committee OK’d a bill on Wednesday to allow voters in a county to set up a special election to recall a […]
Experts, legislators explore allowing advanced nuclear plants to come to West Virginia
MORGANTOWN – Several pieces of legislation have been introduced or are in the pipeline to lift the current restrictions on siting nuclear power plants in West Virginia. […]
Senate Energy OKs bill concerning bank boycotts of fossil fuel companies
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate Energy Committee approved a bill on Tuesday that allows the state treasurer to put financial institutions that openly boycott fossil energy companies […]