MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved $56,000 to assist with a water line extension project near Cheat Lake. Specifically, the funds will provide $2,000 to help cover tap fees for each of the 28 homes to be served by the project. The ...
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates was unified on a list of bills and resolutions on Wednesday, except one promoting moonshine. The booze bill passed by just one vote. HB 4793, the moonshine bill, would allow home distilling of up to 25 gallons for one person aged 21 and older in a ...
CHARLESTON — The race for Attorney General in West Virginia is shaping up. State Auditor J.B. McCuskey, state Sen. Mike Stuart, both Republicans, filed for the May 14 primary this week while Wheeling attorney Teresa Toriseva said Tuesday on MetroNews “Talkline” she’ll seek the Democrat Party’s nomination. The race for the office is open this year with three-term AG Patrick Morrisey running for governor. Stuart, who filed for office Tuesday afternoon, said his time as federal prosecutor during the Trump administration has given him the experience necessary to step into ...
Senators advanced a bill to mandate viewing a specific video in classrooms about conception, passed a bill allowing classroom discussions of theories of the universe’s origins that could include a guiding hand and also passed a bill mandating display in classrooms of donated signs displaying the motto “In God We Trust.” Mandatory conception video Senate Bill 468 would require a course in public schools on human development. More specifically, a section of the bill called the “Baby Olivia Act” would require public school viewings of “Meet Baby Olivia,” by Live ...
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates passed a bill on Tuesday that produced lengthy debate on Monday about supervision of nurse anesthetists. HB 4432 is a 25-page bill to allow physician assistants to own their own practices. The subject of debate was a short section near the end to ...
MORGANTOWN — Two bills affecting cities passed out of legislative committees Tuesday morning — one dealing with business fees, one with guns. House Political Subdivisions approved HB 4602, the business tax bill, in a divided vote. Current state law allows cities — for businesses ...
