MORGANTOWN – Department of Health Facilities Secretary Michael Caruso gave legislators an update last week on the latest effort to come up with some kind of plan for the state’s […]
West Virginia Legislature
Bill bolstering disabilities funding passes at the end of special session
Lawmakers resolved a staredown over details of a bill to bolster financial support for disabled people. A special session finally concluded on its third day Tuesday with passage of a […]
Legislators frustrated with lack of answers on Hopemont incident that led to death of resident
Legislators tried to learn more on Tuesday about the January incident at Hopemont Hospital that led to a resident’s death, and expressed frustration they couldn’t get answers. It was the […]
Special session on funding for human services set to be held Sunday
West Virginia lawmakers expect to convene for a special session starting Sunday, focusing on the state’s level of funding for human services plus additional surplus spending priorities. The expectation is […]
Senate President Blair is defeated in primary as are incumbents Maroney, Swope and Karnes
The last time Blair’s seat was up, 2020, he earned 53% of the vote in the primary election to his far lesser known opponent’s 47 percent. That year’s general election […]
A look at the winners in contested area legislative primary races
MORGANTOWN – Only a handful of area state legislative races were competitive in Tuesday’s primary election. Here’s a look at those and a rundown of the other races that will […]
A look at area state Legislature primary races: Some are competitive, some are not
MORGANTOWN — Tuesday’s primary election will see a handful of competitive races for area state legislative seats — a few will sail through to face an opponent in November, and […]
Poll: Justice maintains big lead over Mooney in U.S. Senate race
Gov. Jim Justice has a big lead over Congressman Alex Mooney in the race for U.S. Senate. Justice has support of 67% of the likely voters in the coming Republican […]
A look at campaign finances for three local state Senate races
MORGANTOWN – In three local state Senate races, only one features a primary election race. Two feature Senate committee chairs. And two will essentially be decided in the primary, set […]
A look at campaign finances for 5 Mon County House of Delegates races: only one has a primary contest
MORGANTOWN — Ten people are seeking election to five House of Delegates seats representing Monongalia County. Only one seat — the 82nd District — has a primary race, between two […]
