MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates on Friday approved its personal income tax-cut bill; it will head to the Senate where delegates expect it to be significantly altered. The House […]
Local Government
Black delegate receives an anti-abortion message conveyed by a Klan image
Richard Demoske, chapter president of the Berkeley County arm of West Virginia’s For Life, has resigned his position following a racially incendiary email sent to Delegate Danielle Walker, D-Monongalia. West […]
Manchin predicts OK of electoral reform bill
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday predicted passage of a bill to address U.S. election procedures, including Congress’s role in certifying an election. “I think absolutely it’ll pass,” Manchin, […]
Morgantown Council asks Manchin to support Build Back Better
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council is asking West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito to support President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better initiative. During council’s most recent session, […]
Morgantown Council moves forward with financing plan for facility improvements
MORGANTOWN — A bond issuance needed to fund improvements to city of Morgantown facilities is moving forward. During its most recent session, council voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance conveying […]
House committee gives first OK to bill syncing local election dates with statewide elections
MORGANTOWN — The House Political Subdivisions Committee on Thursday approved the third bill in three weeks dealing with local elections. This one, HB 4353, is a 78-page bill that requires […]
Bloom defends collaborative warming shelter effort at Hazel’s House of Hope
MORGANTOWN — In its first year of operation at Hazel’s House of Hope, the city and county funded warming shelter has had its share of growing pains and generated quite […]
A look at bills introduced Monday, Jan. 31
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Monday, Jan. 31. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted. SB 511, to prohibit insurers from […]
Most Preston races contested in May
It will be a hotly contested race for Preston County’s three open Board of Education seats as a dozen candidates filed to run. In fact, as it stands, all of […]
Hartzog running for Central District seat on Mon Commission
MORGANTOWN — Charles David Hartzog knows he’s not your typical political candidate. He’s 19, a Morgantown resident and a student of economics, and ultimately law, in WVU’s 3+3 program. And […]
