MORGANTOWN — While there are candidates in every ward, it appears as if there will be contested races for just two of Morgantown’s seven city council seats — Wards 5 […]
Government
Justice and team describe vaccine partnership with Walgreens
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice and his team talked about the new Walgreens partnership with the state to administer an extra 5,800 vaccine doses per week across West Virginia. Walgreens […]
WorkForce W.Va. warns unemployment recipients of fraud, identity theft
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — WorkForce West Virginia has mailed 1099-Gs to nearly 200,000 individuals who received unemployment benefits last year and is urging recipients to be on guard against fraud and […]
Budget resolution with COVID relief and stimulus checks passes House, heads toward reconciliation
MORGANTOWN – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the budget resolution containing President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 American Rescue Plan on Friday. The House action followed the Senate’s marathon session […]
Six towns will hold municipal elections
PRESTON — Only six towns in Preston County are holding municipal elections this year. The deadline for candidates to file is Saturday. The following is a list of candidates who […]
W.Va. continues to make vaccine spotlight; Johnson & Johnson vaccine under FDA review
MORGANTOWN – Vaccine news continues to take the forefront at the govenor’s COVID-19 briefings. Gov. Jim Justice on Friday highlighted a letter from a Minnesota state senator who praised West […]
DEP to cut more than third of its staff
MORGANTOWN – Significant revenue shortfalls have led the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil and Gas to cut more than a third of its staff – including inspectors. […]
House Majority Whip looking for ways to eliminate income tax
MORGANTOWN — In an email leaked to Dragline, a blog that follows West Virginia politics, House Majority Whip Paul Espinosa, R-Jefferson, asked his fellow caucus members for ways they could […]
Attorney General Morrisey announces $10 million settlement with opioid industry consulting firm
MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General announced Thursday a $10 million settlement with a national marketing firm that helped opioid manufacturers fuel the opioid epidemic. Morrisey said in a press conference […]
City of Morgantown looking to reassess how paving priorities are established
MORGANTOWN — With the loss of the 2020 paving season to COVID, the City of Morgantown is effectively heading into the third year of the five-year paving plan that began […]
