MORGANTOWN — Inadequate broadband, still-struggling businesses and the governor’s one-man control of federal CARES Act money were among the issues state leaders and legislators raised with Sen. […]
West Virginia Legislature
Justice rejects legislative requests for COVID-19 special session
MORGANTOWN — With no new pandemic-related announcements coming from the governor on Wednesday, a portion of his afternoon briefing was devoted to his response to growing calls […]
State DEP advisory council creates work group to retool human health parameters for water pollution
MORGANTOWN — The Department of Environmental Protection’s effort to update its human health criteria for wastewater discharges – which began in 2018 and stalled as industry and […]
9 democrats, 3 republicans run for House of Delegates 50th District
Nine Democrats and three Republicans are vying for the three seats of the House of Delegates 50th District, representing most of Marion County. Three Democrats now hold […]
Delegate Hansen questions governor’s 3% benchmark for The Comeback plan
MORGANTOWN — Delegate Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, is among those who have expressed concern about the metric Gov. Jim Justice said will serve as the benchmark for continuing […]
Mon County delegates to begin weekly COVID-19 updates via video, phone
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia County’s five delegate will begin hosting a series of weekly video and phone coronavirus updates beginning Sunday. Delegates Barbara Evans Fleischauer, Evan Hansen, Rodney […]
Legislative leaders urge governor to close schools for the rest of the school year
MORGANTOWN — State legislative leaders of both parties have called on Gov. Jim Justice to close schools through the rest of the year as a coronavirus precaution. […]
Some bills that bit the dust in 2020
CHARLESTON — House Clerk Steve Harrison announced Sunday morning, just after midnight after the House of Delegates adjourned sine die, that 354 bills passed this year. He […]
Insulin bill and others pass close to the wire on Legislature’s last night
CHARLESTON — The 60-day legislative session ended at midnight Saturday. Action on bills continued until the gavel came down. Bills to lower insulin copays, save high school […]
Foster care bill praised at session; medical cannabis bill killed by leadership
CHARLESTON — The last day of the 60-day legislative session got off to a cantankerous start with the death of the medical cannabis bill. Things warmed up, […]