MORGANTOWN — Two candidates vying to succeed Sen. Mike Caputo in the state Senate 13th District have begun their fundraising. And in the 2nd District, incumbent Republican Mike Maroney is up for re-election and faces a primary challenger in Chris Rose, who gave up a U.S. Senate campaign to ...
CHARLESTON — The state School Building Authority took a vote Monday that SBA Chair Brian Abraham believes will hit the “sweet spot” when it comes to school construction projects. The SBA approved a 46% increase in the square footage cost allowance, the first increase in the allowance since 2019. Abraham, Gov. Jim Justice’s chief of staff, who also chairs the SBA, said the current allowance cost of just more than $300 a square foot is way below what construction costs actually are in the current inflationary times. “We’re hoping with this change that projects should ...
CHARLESTON — Lawyers in a federal class action lawsuit over how West Virginia manages its overflowing foster care system are pushing for sanctions, saying three or more years of requested emails of officials in the Department of Health and Human Resources were purged and cannot be retrieved. The emails included ones that were sent or received after September, 2020, by former DHHR Secretary Bill Crouch and by Linda Watts, former commissioner of the agency’s Bureau for Children and Families. For several agency employees, the trail of records no longer appears to exist at ...
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission held a short meeting Tuesday, but covered several topics, including signing a resolution for Operation Green Light for Veterans. In advance of the Veteran’s Day holiday, the county signed a resolution and announced the illumination of county buildings with green lights Nov. 6-12 in support of veterans and their families. Shining a green light lets veterans know they are appreciated and supported. “In observance of Operation Green Light, the Preston County Commission encourages its citizens in patriotic tradition to recognize the ...
Following Monongalia County Commission’s vote to pass the Ordinance Regulating Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety — which has been referred to as the “anti-panhandling” ordinance — area civil rights groups issued a letter condemning it. The groups maintain the ordinance unfairly targets the homeless and infringes on First Amendment rights. The letter reads: “Today the Monongalia County Commission voted 3-0 to enact the ‘Ordinance Regulating Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety,’ an infringement upon free speech dressed up in language meant to obscure the Commission’s intent: ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s congressional representatives, Carol Miller and Alex Mooney, cast votes Wednesday for Congressman Mike Johnson, who was selected as speaker of the House after three contentious weeks of infighting. “I voted for Mike Johnson for speaker of the House. Mike is a proven conservative leader who will fight back against President Biden’s extreme agenda. Mike will unite our conference so we can get back to the work of the American people.” stated Mooney, a Republican who represents West Virginia’s northern counties. Johnson, a Republican from ...
