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Preston Commission learns COVID cases on decline in county
KINGWOOD – COVID cases are declining in Preston County. Preston Health Department Director V.J. Davis said only 32 cases have been reported in the past seven days. […]
A sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, Feb. 23
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Tuesday, Feb. 23. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 2657, to modify […]
Haws: City finances in relatively good shape following challenges of 2020
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown’s fiscal year 2022 budget anticipates flat or reduced revenues in nearly all categories — with one major exception. Sounds bad. But […]
House Energy OKs bill to remove 800-plus above-ground storage tanks from 2014 regulatory program
MORGANTOWN – Every legislative session there are one or two prominent bills that pit the interests of industry against the environmental community. HB 2598 is one of […]
Senate Education amends House charter schools bill and sends it to Senate floor
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee tweaked the House charter schools bill Tuesday night and sent it to the full Senate. As it came to the Senate, […]
Senate approves bill to give county commissions veto power over board of health rule-making
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate spent four minutes shy of an hour Tuesday debating a bill to give county commissions veto power over local health boards. And […]
A sampling of bills filed Monday, Feb. 22
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Monday, Feb. 22. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 376 and 382, […]
Senate Finance quickly passes House bill to elevate Tourism, Economic Development to cabinet departments
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Finance Committee Monday took up the bill to make the offices of Tourism and Economic Development into cabinet departments and passed it in […]
Justice holds first virtual town hall to sell his plan for eliminating the state personal income tax
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice on Monday held the first of what he plans to be a series of virtual town halls to educate and sell the […]