MORGANTOWN – Another attempt to tighten up a Department of Environmental Protection water pollution rule dealing with human health criteria failed on the House floor Thursday, when delegates overwhelmingly rejected […]
Government
City accepting applications for 3rd Ward vacancy
MORGANTOWN — Any resident of Morgantown’s 3rd Ward interested in filling the recently vacated Morgantown City Council seat has a week to make their wishes known. Morgantown City Council will […]
A sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, March 10
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Monday, March 8. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 3039, to exempt diapers and feminine […]
Senate Judiciary revamps House union dues bill to prohibit all deductions of dues and fees
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday radically revamped a House bill intended to prohibit employers from withholding employee wages for political activities without express permission. The Senate Judiciary version […]
House OKs bill to exempt 887 gas industry tanks from Aboveground Storage Tank Act inspections
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday a bill to exempt 800-plus oil and gas industry tanks from the 2014 Aboveground Storage Tank Act and a bill […]
Justice angered that 168 COVID-19 deaths went unreported
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday 70 health care facilities in West Virginia in 30 counties failed to report 168 COVID-19-related deaths in a timely fashion, which breached statewide […]
Commission reviewing park structure as part of budgeting process
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission wants to take a closer look at the leadership structure of its park system. In particular, the commission is weighing the idea of hiring […]
Expert to speak to Senate committee
WVU Today James Wood, director of the Energy Institute at West Virginia University, will offer testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works at 10 a.m. today. […]
A sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, March 9
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Monday, March 8. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 600 and HB 2027, the governor’s […]
Senate Education approves Hope Scholarship bill after long meeting
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee spent a bit more than two hours Tuesday mulling the House Hope Scholarship bills. Three proposed amendments that failed in the House failed again […]
