MORGANTOWN – The Senate Finance Committee approved on Thursday a bill aimed at fixing the problem of hiring and retaining Child Protective Services workers across the state. SB 273 would […]
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House passes severance tax break bill for extracting rare earth elements; Senate committee OKs insulin copay cap bill
MORGANTOWN — Legislators hope a tax break for companies that extract and produce rare earth elements and critical minerals will encourage them to set up in West Virginia. HB 3012 […]
Monarca-Taqueria brings traditional Mexican street fare to Morgantown
BY EVA MURPHY The Monarch butterfly species is known for its annual migration from the eastern United States to overwintering sites in Mexico. Irlanda Huff named her new downtown Morgantown […]
New bill would open up Hope Scholarships to non-public students
All non-public students in West Virginia schools would be eligible for the Hope Scholarship under a bill advanced by the House Education Committee. West Virginia’s law is already one of […]
FTC crackdown on GoodRx sends message about protecting data
Since 2017, GoodRx has helped millions of people find deals on prescription drugs via an app and website. But what its customers may not have known is that the Santa […]
How Pence’s flawed argument against a subpoena might get him what he wants
by Harry Litman Vice President Mike Pence has reportedly hit on a clever and novel strategy for resisting a subpoena from special counsel Jack Smith in the Jan. 6 investigation. […]
We’re green. But are we mean?
Joe Biden’s America has embarked on a muscular industrial policy aimed at curbing climate change, building U.S. manufacturing and competing with China. That’s a lot of going on, though the […]
House Judiciary approves campus carry bill, sends it to full House
MORGANTOWN – The campus carry bill is on its way to the House floor and expected to pass there after clearing House Judiciary in a voice vote on Wednesday afternoon. […]
Mon Schools to partner with Pierpont on dual-degree offering
Traditionally, more than half of Monongalia County’s high school seniors go on to college after graduation. In a place on the map where a low college-going rate is also a […]
Morgantown firefighters rescue dog trapped at cliff base
A dog was reunited with its owners Wednesday after Morgantown firefighters rescued it from a precarious situation at the Cobun Creek Reservoir Tuesday evening. Local resident Tina Sager was walking […]
