BE INFORMED: This is one in a series of articles to mark Sunshine Week, which is a national initiative to educate the public about the importance of open government. MORGANTOWN […]
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One Year of COVID-19
When March began in 2020, we were all going about our business as usual. Waiting for tables in crowded restaurants, attending concerts, sitting shoulder to shoulder in movie theaters, heading […]
Selin unopposed for eighth term representing city’s 4th Ward
MORGANTOWN — Jenny Selin admits she may be a bit stubborn. A Morgantown City Council mainstay representing the city’s 4th Ward, Selin is closing out her 14th year as a […]
A sampling of bills introduced Friday, March 12
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Friday, March 12. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 634, to require that law-enforcement officers […]
Bill with weakend drinking water criteria passes House; delegates again kill Defend the Guard Act
MORGANTOWN – After a long Thursday House debate on a bill that includes some lower standards for toxins in drinking water, delegates passed it in just a few minutes Friday. […]
Interviews for 3rd Ward vacancy will be public, but executive session an option
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council will conduct interviews of individuals interested in filling the vacant 3rd Ward seat in open public meetings. On Wednesday, the city announced that it would […]
Unreported COVID-19 deaths reduced to 165
Gov. Jim Justice provided an update during Friday’s COVID-19 press briefing on the number of unreported COVID-19-related deaths, announcing additional information reduced the number from 168 to 165. “I hate […]
Capito shares thoughts on COVID relief, infrastructure bill, border crisis
MORGANTOWN – Sen, Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., spent some virtual time with West Virginia reporters on Thursday to share on thoughts on the COVID relief package signed by the president, […]
WVU expresses concern as Campus Carry gun bill appears up for revival
Campus Carry may be back before the Legislature. Four bills allowing people with concealed carry permits to carry on higher education campuses have been introduced this session, and on Thursday […]
Senate Finance OKs Hope Scholarship bill, nixes four proposed amendments
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Finance Committee gave the expected OK to the Hope Scholarship bill Thursday afternoon and sent it to the Senate floor. Along the way, the majority rejected […]
