MORGANTOWN — West Virginia will receive more than $18 million in federal funds to address the presence of potentially toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. State Health Officer Matthew Christiansen shared that news during Gov. Jim Justice's Wednesday administration update press ...
MORGANTOWN — While the Biden administration has openly expressed support for curbing greenhouse gas emissions through carbon capture and sequestration projects, many believe Biden's EPA is dragging its feet in enabling that to happen. On Tuesday, the West Virginia Manufacturers ...
CHARLESTON — A bill meant to bolster educational resources for students in kindergarten through third grade had an adventure in the final days of the regular legislative session, but it finally passed at 11:34 p.m. Saturday. Put down your No. 2 pencils. That’s 26 minutes ahead of deadline. “I couldn’t be happier it’s going to be over with and we’re going to have something that’s going to help our students,” Senate Education Chair Amy Nichole Grady, R-Mason, said at the Capitol. Both the House and Senate went into this legislative session making a priority of ...
They’ve been called pork, earmarks and, most recently, congressionally directed spending. Regardless of what these federal set-asides are called, they represent an opportunity for a long list of governmental bodies and state and local agencies appealing to Senators Joe Manchin and ...
MORGANTOWN — For the first time since the 2017 election, Morgantown’s 3rd Ward will have the name of a candidate on the ballot who wants to be elected. Louise Michael. But you can call her Weezie. “I actually prefer to go by that. I don’t know how many people even know my name is Louise,” she said. “When I owned a business it was called Weezie’s and so that’s just how I’m always addressed.” That business, Weezie’s Pub and Club, operated in Star City, then Westover, for a decade or so before Michael sold it in 2014. Since then, she worked primarily at ...
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates churned through a long list of Senate bills on Friday, in preparation for Saturday – the last day of the session. Topics included charter schools, the TikTok ban and city outdoor refreshment areas where alcohol can be served. Here is a running look ...
