Resolution to create joint water quality committee on its way to House floor
CHARLESTON — A Senate resolution to create a new Joint Select Committee on Requirements Governing Water Quality Standards is on its way to the House floor. House Judiciary approved an amended version of SCR 39 Thursday afternoon. The resolution stems from the controversy surrounding passage of a Department of Environmental Protection water quality rule that is on its way to the governor. As previously reported, that rule, SB 167, which is rolled into a rules bundle in SB 163, deals with EPA-recommended standards for discharge of 60 pollutants, some of them carcinogens. A ...
Police confirm identity of fugitive killed on College Avenue
MORGANTOWN — Donquale Gray, wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer, was the man shot and killed by the U.S. Marshals Service on March 6, according to a Morgantown Police Department press release. Marshals were attempting to arrest Gray, who fled down a hill behind 1133 ...
Search for consensus starts as Justice calls special session on ‘education betterment’
CHARLESTON — Lawmakers with a new mission of mingling with teachers, students and parents for Gov. Jim Justice’s special session on education are already making plans. What remains unknown is the degree of consensus when legislators return to vote on an education agenda. Right ...
Morgantown Police chief anticipates six more “snow day riot” arrests
Six more arrests are anticipated in connection to the Feb. 1 “snow day riots” at WVU, which would follow 11 arrests announced Wednesday. Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston spoke Thursday on MetroNews’ “Talkline” with Hoppy Kercheval. He said the additional charges might be more ...
Senate Finance removes PEIA fee that would have hit higher education
CHARLESTON — The Senate Finance Committee passed a bill establishing a Rainy Day Fund for PEIA without a big portion of the funding. This was part of the $150 million Gov. Jim Justice promised to shore up the Public Employees Insurance Agency, which covers teachers and other state ...