MORGANTOWN – A bill that includes some lower standards for toxins in drinking water won approval in Senate Judiciary Monday and heads to the full Senate. The bill is HB […]
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House Finance approves alternative personal income tax elimination plan; contains no tax hikes from Justice plan
MORGANTOWN – While Gov. Jim Justice was pitching his plan to eliminate the state income taxes to businesses across the state Monday afternoon, the House Finance Committee was busy passing […]
Democratic legislators call on leadership to enforce COVID rules following positive diagnosis of GOP delegate
MORGANTOWN – Following the weekend announcement that House of Delegates Government Organization chair Brandon Steele, R-Raleigh, was diagnosed with COVID, legislative Democratic leaders issued calls Monday for enforcement of COVID […]
Senate approves congressional term limits amendment resolution; will apply to Congress for convention of states
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia will apply to Congress to call a convention of states to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to set congressional term limits. HCR 9, the […]
Students get extension to apply for Promise Scholarship
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — In a recent special meeting, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission voted to extend the deadline for high school seniors to apply for the Promise Scholarship […]
Preston Dive Team provides essential service to county
REEDSVILLE — The Preston Dive team — which is now comprised of 14 certified divers — began as a team of two, who founded the group in the early 1990s […]
Mon Schools says ‘no apprehension’ in going before state Supreme Court to defend charter school denial
Call it equivalent of the old-school assignment that required a student to stand up in front of the class to deliver a book report. Only this one involves a proposed […]
Preston commission looks at mine blowout, pay raises
KINGWOOD – Concerns caused by the blowout at the T&T mine last week are not over, according to Amanda Pitzer, Director of Friends of the Cheat. “We don’t know what’s […]
Harshbarger unopposed to represent the city’s 6th Ward
MORGANTOWN — Dave Harshbarger was less than a year into his first term on Morgantown City Council when the world changed. Since then, like everyone else, he’s been learning on […]
House Judiciary OKs bill to bar trans athletes from certain school sports
MORGANTOWN – A House bill to bar transgender athletes from participating in certain sports won the approval of the Judiciary Committee on Friday. HB 3293 would apply to single-sex teams […]
