MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Democratic Executive Committee is taking names of party members interested in being considered to fill former Delegate Danielle Walker's unexpired term. Walker served in the 81st District and turned in her resignation letter on Monday in order to begin ...
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown businessman James Giuliani told The Dominion Post on Tuesday that he’s dropping out of the race for the city’s 1st Ward council seat. The announcement comes a day before the start of early voting and two weeks before the city’s April 25 election, meaning Giuliani’s name will remain on the ballot. “It’s just not going to happen. I just feel very disenfranchised,” Giuliani said. “There’s too much hate. There’s too much divisiveness. There’s people who just don’t want to work together.” Morgantown City Clerk Christine Wade said ...
State Sen. Ryan Weld has announced his candidacy for attorney general, joining an already-active 2024 election field. Weld, a Republican from Brooke County, has served in the state Senate since 2016 and was in the House of Delegates for a term prior to that. He has been the Senate majority whip and assistant Judiciary Committee chairman. He made his announcement for attorney general, state government’s top lawyer, Monday afternoon at Wheeling’s Independence Hall. “Over the past couple of years and months, as I’ve traveled around the state to talk to folks from Bluefield ...
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — West Virginia leaders are preparing for the federal disaster declaration to end in May in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. State InterAgency Task Force Director Jim Hoyer said there are a few steps the state will need to take to make sure they close out their response efforts the right way. “We’ll have a lot of work to do on the back end to make sure that work has been done properly and appropriately, that we do all the appropriate audits to make sure that we’re fiscally responsible with the resources that were made available to ...
The race for governor in West Virginia is already starting to heat up financially. Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican serving his second term, is up against a term limit and so the 2024 field is wide open. The filings, which had a reporting deadline on Friday, are signs of financial support for the candidates and resources available for statewide messaging. Chris Miller, an auto dealer and the son of Congresswoman Carol Miller, has raised $431,526.27 in contributions over the past three months and has $3,322,540 cash on hand based largely on some big loans, according to the most ...
MORGANTOWN — With a slight pay raise on the horizon for legislators in 2025, we offer a look today on what local legislators made in 2022, the last full year for which figures are available. Current compensation includes their base pay of $20,000, plus $150 per day for extended or ...
