MORGANTOWN — A bill to create a new state agency designed to promote energy development projects in the coalfields is on its way to the House floor after clearing the […]
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MON SHERIFF Wheeler, Joshua Wayne, 29, domestic battery, Jan. 6, Deputy Watkins. Haas, Nicholas Allen, 24, possession, Jan. 29, Deputy Watkins. Ketterman, Ronald Wayne, 37, possession, obstruction, Feb. 3, Deputy […]
A sampling of bills introduced Monday, Feb. 6
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Monday, Feb. 6. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted.
Federal Reserve’s continued rate hikes may be too much for economy
The Federal Reserve shocked no one last Wednesday when it announced another 25-basis-point hike to interest rates. Yet our lack of surprise doesn’t mean a lack of questions about the […]
How do you win voters on gun control?
Meet them where they are — in front of the TV by George Skelton It is very rare that anything monumental gets done in America’s political system without strong public […]
Teach Black history — don’t ban it
by Tracey L. Rogers When Republican President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, he called on Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments […]
Capito talks inflation, energy, water with West Virginia reporters
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito held one of her regular virtual conversations with members of the West Virginia press at the end of last week, covering such issues as […]
Feb. 5 letters to the editor
Anti-trans is anti-Scripture There is a growing list of anti-trans bills introduced by the West Virginia Legislature targeting transgender persons’ access to medical care, job opportunities and human rights. Several […]
Guest essay: No doubt about election integrity once you’ve seen the process up close
by Randy Vealey I sensed what was coming a half-century ago. As an 18-year-old idealist in the closing weeks of the McGovern campaign in western Massachusetts, I believed we could […]
Guest essay: Former WVU star reminds that, in a rural state like West Virginia, CPR is critical for people to know
by Darryl “Truck” Bryant On Jan. 2, the world watched as Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals. On-site medical personnel quickly […]
