MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates responded to a threatened lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday by sending a couple handfuls of bills back to a committee […]
Government
Mon BOE votes to keep levy rates the same
MORGANTOWN — In an academic landscape ever-shifting from COVID-19, one fact of life for the Monongalia County school district stayed constant during Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting. By a […]
House Finance hearing on income tax plan yields mostly negative comments
MORGANTOWN – The House Finance Committee’s income tax reduction plan – HB 3300 – is up for passage on Friday. The sentiment among those who turned out for a Thursday […]
Senate OKs bill to allow school boards to publish financial statements online; resolutions honor coal miners, suffragists
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate passed a bill allowing county school boards to post their financial statements on their websites instead of in local newspapers. Opponents said it will school […]
Expansion Project No Longer Up in the Air
Newsroom@DominionPost.com The first phase of Morgantown Municipal Airport’s long-awaited runway extension project is officially underway. Area officials gathered Wednesday at the airport for the project’s groundbreaking, which will add 1,001 […]
Kingwood Council considers allowing ATVs on streets
KINGWOOD – The City of Kingwood is considering an ordinance that would allow ATVs on Kingwood city streets, in accordance with West Virginia State code. Councilman Mike Lipscomb said he […]
Transmission rate of COVID-19 increasing between people 16-29
State officials said West Virginia is seeing an increase in COVID-19 transmission rates in people between the ages of 16 and 29, as well as more cases of the UK […]
Legislators, advocates promote fair pay bills on National Equal Pay Day
MORGANTOWN – Wednesday was National Equal Pay Day and a group of legislators and other equal pay advocates held a virtual meeting to promote four bills aimed at ensuring fair […]
Mon Commission talks roads with DOH representatives
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia Division of Highways District 4 Construction Engineer Jason Nelson said the kind of permitting necessary for even a moderately-sized road project is incredibly complex and time […]
Morrisey: States will take U.S. Treasury to court over prohibition linking tax cuts to American Rescue Plan COVID money
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and his colleagues from Arizona and Georgia have their answer from U.S. Treasury Janet Yellen about the interplay of American Rescue Plan […]
