CHARLESTON — A bill lowering severance taxes on thermal or steam coal in West Virginia from five percent to three percent will next be taken up on the floor of […]
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Manchin, Morrisey offer insight into education reform failure
CHARLESTON — Two high-profile public figures in West Virginia are weighing in on the brief statewide public teachers strike and the circumstances that led up to the two-day work stoppage. […]
Delegate Terri Sypolt receives History Advocate Legislative Leadership Award
CHARLESTON — Delegate Terri Sypolt, R-Preston, on Thursday received a West Virginia History Advocate Legislative Leadership Award from the state Division of Culture and History. She was one of a handful […]
Monongalia County Extension Service and 4-H Center taking shape at Mylan Park
MORGANTOWN — The skeleton of the $4 million Monongalia County Extension Service and 4-H Center is taking shape in Mylan Park. The building will be the future home of WVU […]
Senate bill changes vehicle inspections to every two years
CHARLESTON — The Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bill on Thursday to reduce the number of vehicle inspections and make certain used-car sales easier for the seller. As it […]
House Education adds courses at all four-year schools to ‘free community college’ bill
CHARLESTON — The House Education Committee continued its work on the so-called “free community college bill,” on Thursday, approving one amendment and knocking down several others. Work will resume Friday morning, […]
WVU faculty hold walkout protest of campus carry bill
MORGANTOWN — Several members of WVU’s faculty left their jobs for a few hours on Thursday to protest the campus carry bill (HB 2519) working its way through the West Virginia […]
WVU hold Gun protest at Woodburn Circle: Gallery
WVU students say Books not Bullets in on campus. Amy Hessl Prof. of Geography WVU right, calls charleston gun on campus protest. Amy Hessl Porf of Geography WVU calls Charleston [...]
Proposed bill amendment to send $11M in racetrack purse money to schools leads to long House floor debate
CHARLESTON — Thursday’s House floor session clicked along quietly and briskly, with lots of 99-0 votes, until a proposed amendment to a routine, under-the-radar bill prompted more than 30 minutes of […]
Mon County Sheriff’s deputies seize drugs and cash, make two arrests during I-79 stop
MORGANTOWN — A traffic stop for speeding early Thursday morning ended with the seizure of multiple types of drugs worth about $30,000 and the arrests of two Detroit men. Teron Montez […]
