Wednesday morning, West Virginia senators announced their own $600 million tax plan that they called comprehensive. By afternoon, senators passed the tax proposal in bipartisan fashion, 33-0. To do so, […]
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BOPARC pushes vote on ice arena construction bid to special meeting
MORGANTOWN — They used words like “negligent,” “absurd,” and “crazy,” but the half dozen speakers who addressed the BOPARC Board of Directors on Wednesday were all basically saying the same […]
Lawsuit filed against MPD after unlawful search in 2018
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Monongalia County Circuit Court against the Morgantown Police Department and one of its officers after a U.S. Court of Appeals vacated the conviction and […]
A sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, Feb. 8
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted.
House Education OKs bill to recruit STEM teachers with $5,000 debt relief payments; veteran teachers express concern
MORGANTOWN – Debate on a House bill to recruit STEM teachers to the state by offering them student debt relief revealed an underlying problem: It doesn’t address retention and could […]
Mon Sheriff’s Department seeks identity of Calvary Baptist Church burglar
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help identifying a suspect in a burglary at Calvary Baptist Church on Burroughs Street in Morgantown. On Tuesday, an unknown […]
Mon Commission troubled by rumblings on Harmony Grove interchange
MORGANTOWN — Members of the Monongalia County Commission can see the writing on the wall. More accurately, they can hear the ringing phones in their pockets — courtesy of their […]
Senate Finance sends bill aimed at improving kids’ reading and math skills to full Senate
MORGANTOWN — The Senate bill to help ensure students are proficient in reading and math when they finish the third grade cleared its second hurdle on Wednesday, with the Finance […]
Bill to expand powers of foster care ombudsman advances
Senators are advancing a bill that would expand the powers of West Virginia’s foster care ombudsman. House Bill 3061 was advanced by the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday. The bill […]
Virtual open house to be held for Bachelor of Science in Nursing program
WVU MEDICINE The West Virginia University School of Nursing will host a spring 2023 Virtual Open House for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at 6 p.m. Monday. […]
