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 […]
Local Government
State lawmakers intend to allocate millions of dollars for FAFSA funding
During a special session starting today, lawmakers expect to put millions of additional dollars into higher education funding in an attempt to support West Virginia students who have been jammed […]
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 […]
City’s planning commission approves vape shop restrictions
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Planning Commission has given its blessing to a zoning text amendment that would prohibit any new tobacco/vape shops from opening downtown. It’s recommending Morgantown City Council […]
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 […]
Morrisey leads GOP gubernatorial hopefuls in fundraising and polls
MORGANTOWN — With days to go before the May 14 primary election, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has been leading his five GOP rivals in fundraising and in the polls for […]
Four of five secretary of state candidates subsidizing their own campaigns
THIS STORY has been updated to correct a typographical error. MORGANTOWN — Secretary of State candidate Kris Warner remains the only one of five seeking the office to rely primarily […]
Preston Commission mulls nonprofit’s parking request
KINGWOOD — Three executive sessions, two for personnel and one to discuss the county’s IT contract, ended in no action taken at the recent Preston County Commission meeting. Following the […]
Mon County opens grant process for directly allocated opioid dollars
MORGANTOWN — When it comes to the state’s opioid-settlement dollars, there are two pools of money. There’s nearly $1 billion dollars to be distributed at the state level through the […]
