MORGANTOWN — The gas tax holiday tennis match continued on Friday, with Gov. Jim Justice taking another swing, and the two legislative leaders and the state Democratic Party each offering volleys. The match began on Thursday when Democratic legislative leaders held a press conference and ...
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the other House action on Friday. SB 1, Senate President Craig Blair's Mining Mutual Insurance Company, generated opposition form members of both parties. Members rejected two proposed amendments before moving to the bill itself. The state funds ...
The “science facility” proposed for the Morgantown Industrial Park has been cleared by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Air Quality. Earlier this week the DEP signed off on a construction permit for Marion Energy Partners to construct a ...
MORGANTOWN – New car dealers could see a tax break if a House bill revamped and passed Wednesday by the Senate completes its legislative journey. That bill, plus one to reinstate the film tax credit and one to ensure family members can visit loved ones after surgery were among the bills ...
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Tuesday defeated an effort to kill a bill aimed at stripping the Office of Miner' Health, Safety and Training of its enforcement powers – a bill strongly opposed by the United Mine Workers of America. HB 4840, 55 pages long, originated out of the ...
BY MIKE NOLTING The wait will continue for any groundbreaking for the Virgin Hyperloop project announced nearly two years ago. That announcement concerned a proposed $500 million validation center on 500 acres in Grant and Tucker counties, which developers said could earn regulatory approval to transport people and cargo by 2025. Now, Virgin has changed course focusing more on cargo transportation. It released more than 100 workers recently. WVU Senior Vice President of Economic Development Jim Hoyer said Virgin will now pursue cargo transportation options for the emerging ...
