The state Senate Finance Committee chairman continues to consider whether the state could afford another 5% personal income tax, estimated to be about $110 million annually. Such […]
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Preston commission mulls wall repair, solar agreement
KINGWOOD — A request for $1,000 to repair the Works Progress Administration (WPA) 1939 wall in Rowlesburg was moved to the Aug. 14 meeting to give commissioners […]
Feds file for contempt for Justice companies over mine safety fines unpaid for a year
Lawyers for the federal government are asking for a judge to hold 23 coal companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family in contempt, saying they […]
PSC staff recommends rate-hike proposal for Deckers Creek PSD Brookhaven-area sewer customers
MORGANTOWN — State Public Service Commission staff has recommended that the PSC approve a two-step rate hike for Brookhaven-area customers who receive sewer service from the Deckers […]
Granville election question to be on November ballot
MORGANTOWN — Should Granville move its municipal election in line with the county-run primary? Granville Town Council voted in July to put that question before its citizens […]
Justice got default letter this spring
A letter that a financial giant mailed in early April to Gov. Jim Justice’s Lewisburg home address could hardly be construed as everything being fine in the […]
Mon Power sees solar net-metering customers grow by 50% since 2021
MORGANTOWN — While the number of net-metering customers remains a minute portion of Mon Power’s customer base, the number of households generating their own power has grown […]
PEIA pauses pilot program supporting cost of weight loss drugs
West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency for a short time ran a pilot program to support more than a thousand members with the costs of drugs to […]
City’s proposed camping ban leans on existing MPD policy
MORGANTOWN — At the heart of Article 1157 is General Order 339. Article 1157, titled “camping on public property,” is the proposed citywide ban on camping or using […]
PSC Consumer Advocate Division supports proposed rules for fire hydrants; House Infrastructure chair suggests some tweaks
MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission is reviewing a set of proposed rules for testing fire hydrants submitted by a task force. The PSC’s Consumer Advocate […]
