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Justice vetoes solar bill aimed at drawing industry to West Virginia

MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday vetoed a bill aimed at drawing new business and industry to the state, claiming the bill could harm the state's coal industry. The bill is HB 5528. Current law allows the state’s two electric utilities (Mon Power, a FirstEnergy subsidiary, and ...

House booze bill prompts Senate to stop and take a think

MORGANTOWN – Senate Judiciary chair Charles Trump spent several minutes explaining the minutiae of a 55-page, much-amended booze bill on Wednesday. Following the long briefing, Sen. Randy Smith, R-Tucker, in jest, asked for a Rule 43 ruling to be excused from voting. “After that ...