CHARLESTON — The countdown to the end of the Legislative session on Saturday has begun. The House of Delegates on Thursday approved bills making municipal home rule permanent, creating a […]
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WVU beats Iowa State 90 to 75: Gallery
WVU Jermaine Haley fights for the ball against Iowa State. WVU chase Harler attemps to block Tyrese Haliburton of Iwa State Wednesday. WVU Lamont West attempts a layup against Iowa [...]
Resolution to create joint water quality committee on its way to House floor
CHARLESTON — A Senate resolution to create a new Joint Select Committee on Requirements Governing Water Quality Standards is on its way to the House floor. House Judiciary approved an […]
Police confirm identity of fugitive killed on College Avenue
MORGANTOWN — Donquale Gray, wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer, was the man shot and killed by the U.S. Marshals Service on March 6, according to a […]
Search for consensus starts as Justice calls special session on ‘education betterment’
CHARLESTON — Lawmakers with a new mission of mingling with teachers, students and parents for Gov. Jim Justice’s special session on education are already making plans. What remains unknown […]
Morgantown Police chief anticipates six more “snow day riot” arrests
Six more arrests are anticipated in connection to the Feb. 1 “snow day riots” at WVU, which would follow 11 arrests announced Wednesday. Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston spoke Thursday […]
Senate Finance removes PEIA fee that would have hit higher education
CHARLESTON — The Senate Finance Committee passed a bill establishing a Rainy Day Fund for PEIA without a big portion of the funding. This was part of the $150 million […]
Senate Judiciary sends medical cannabis vertical integration bill to Senate floor
CHARLESTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved on Thursday morning a revised version of HB 2079, the bill enabling vertical integration of medical cannabis operations. Most of the changes are […]
Governor announces teacher raises, school reforms in special session
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia legislators are lined up to pass a budget in the next day or so, holding off on a teacher pay raise and other changes to […]
Senate Finance OKs steam coal severance tax cut; phases it across 3 years
CHARLESTON — The Senate Finance Committee approved a stretched-out, slowed-down version of the bill to reduce the bill to reduce the severance tax on steam coal from 5 percent to […]
