BY TRAVIS WILLIAMSON, For The Dominion Post Star City Council held its first session of the new term this week and all members, new and old, were present, in addition […]
Local Government
House of Delegates takes up education, money bills during long floor session
CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates assembled Wednesday morning – the third day of this week’s resumption of the special session – for a 12-plus hour floor session to handle […]
Annexation sessions planned, MUB recommendation delayed
MORGANTOWN — About 24 hours after an estimated 300 people packed a community meeting opposed to the City of Morgantown’s annexation plan, a handful showed up to deliver the message […]
One education tax credit bill narrowly passes Finance; other one dies without a vote
CHARLESTON – The House Finance Committee spent just over two hours hashing over HB 168, the so-called Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship program, and barely passed it, with two Republican members […]
Huge crowd turns out for F.A.I.R. annexation meeting
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Manager Paul Brake has said he expects a contentious response as the city attempts to annex thousands of residents and hundreds of businesses. Judging by Monday’s […]
House moves yet another omnibus education bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates is considering yet another version of an omnibus education bill. “We’re painting a new picture here,” said House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay on […]
House of Delegates takes up education reform bills
CHARLESTON – With red-shirted teachers packing the galleries, hallways and meeting rooms, the House of Delegates convened Monday morning to take up education betterment. Both prominent Senate education bills fell […]
Morgantown sets dates for public meetings on annexation
MORGANTOWN — If you’re interested in Morgantown’s plan to bring 3.8 square miles of additional property into its boundaries using annexation by minor boundary adjustment, you can learn more at […]
Osage residents waiting for help with hazardous property
MORGANTOWN — “We’re working on it.” Lifelong Osage resident Dolly King said that’s the typical response she receives whenever she asks the county what’s being done about the building crumbling in […]
Community group plans town hall on city’s annexation plan
MORGANTOWN — Concerned about what it considers to be a lack of information regarding the City of Morgantown’s annexation plan, a group calling itself F.A.I.R., or Forced Annexation Isn’t Right […]
