MORGANTOWN – After a pandemic lasting more than a year, West Virginia will enter Fiscal Year 2022 with a budget essentially the same as this year’s, Gov. Jim Justice’s budget […]
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WATCH: State of the State Address via YouTube
Click on the video below to watch a live stream of Governor Jim Justice’s address to the West Virginia state legislature. Coverage begins at 7pm EST.
Gov. Justice outlines his income tax elimination plan in State of the State Address
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday night outlined his vision for eliminating the state personal income tax and making West Virginia a destination state, through a combination of hikes […]
Commission: Vaccination scheduling calls showing up as spam
MORGANTOWN — It may be a ship captain trying to sell you a timeshare. It may be a nice lady concerned about your vehicle’s extended warranty. Or it may be […]
DOH outlines Preston County road repair plan
KINGWOOD — A spring pothole blitz is going on in Preston County, according to a PowerPoint presentation presented by the West Virginia Division of Highways. Darby Clayton, deputy state engineer […]
2021 legislative session begins; 417 bills introduced
MORGANTOWN – The 2021 legislative session kicked off at noon Wednesday, with the House and Senate conducting their initial floor sessions. One big surprise: The Senate session actually began at […]
Kingwood City Council moves forward with water rate increase propospal
KINGWOOD – Following a lengthy discussion, Kingwood City Council passed the second reading of its proposed water rate increase. Kingwood Water Board is requesting about a 10.5% water rate increase. […]
WVU’s Deskins tells legislators post-COVID economy won’t fully bounce back until early 2022
MORGANTOWN – WVU economics professor John Deskins told state legislators Wednesday that the economic collapse caused by COVID-19 was the fastest in modern history, but the quick turnaround was a […]
Angry traders target wrong Robin Hood
by Wes Moore My Twitter mentions were the first sign anything was amiss. “Any one hot @iamwesmoore address?” one tweet asked. “Corporate scum. Someone’s gonna find you,” another tweet said. […]
This is not a feel-good story; it’s a moral-failures story
by Leonard Pitts Jr. This is not a feel-good story. Of course, it’s easy to see why it has been positioned as one. Certainly, it contains all the elements: Vulnerable […]
