CHARLESTON – A bill tweaking county commission veto power over local health board rules generated extensive debate Tuesday over a proposal to also give county education boards veto power er […]
West Virginia Legislature
House Redistricting Committee sends Congressional map to House floor; differs slightly from Senate version
CHARLESTON – The House Redistricting Committee approved its version of a proposed Congressional map Tuesday and sent it to the full House, where it was received and the bill read […]
Senate Redistricting Committee sends proposed Senate, Congressional maps to Senate floor for debate
CHARLESTON – The Senate Redistricting Committee approved – none unanimously – proposed new district maps for the state Senate and Congress on Monday afternoon and sent them to the Senate […]
Sen. Bob Beach won’t seek reelection in 2022
CHARLESTON – Sen. Bob Beach, D-Monongalia, told The Dominion Post on Monday that he will not seek reelection in 2022. “I’ve been actually contemplating this for quite a while now,” […]
House Redistricting Committee OKs 100-district map, sends it to House floor
CHARLESTON – The House Redistricting Committee on Monday approved a bill with the proposed new 100 single-member-district map and sent it to the full House for consideration. The full House […]
Legislature’s Coal Communities Workgroup to hold listening tour stop in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates Coal Communities Workgroup will bring its mission to help revitalize struggling coal communities to Morgantown during a listening tour stop this month. “A lot […]
Governor calls special session for redistricting; Senate Redistricting Committee takes another look at maps
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice issued his proclamation late Friday afternoon for a special session on redistricting and a number of other measures to begin at 11 a.m. Monday. The […]
Senate Redistricting Committee looks at Senate and Congressional maps
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Redistricting Committee met again Thursday to look again at proposed Congressional maps and then turn attention to proposed Senate district maps. The number of draft Congressional […]
Morrisey addresses vaccine mandate questions during Morgantown town hall
MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey held a town hall meeting at Mylan Park Wednesday afternoon as part of his visit to the area. He opened with a recap on […]
Local NAACP branch calls on Westover’s Stranko to resign for Danielle Walker insult
MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown/Kingwood Branch of the NAACP has called on Westover City Attorney Tim Stranko to resign in the wake of his referring to Delegate Danielle Walker as a […]
