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Senate Health Committee approves ban on e-cigarettes in schools

CHARLESTON – The Senate Health Committee approved on Jan. 17 a bill banning the use of e-cigarettes in schools. SB 136 gives a 12-line definition of what e-cigarettes are and adds them to the list already in code of tobacco products prohibited on school campuses. Existing code has ...

Morrisey among state attorneys general backing Barr

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is among the state attorneys general supporting the confirmation of William Barr as the next United States Attorney General. Morrisey joined 20 other state attorneys general in a letter dated Tuesday to the Senate Judiciary ...

Nine applicants interested in Ojeda’s seat

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Democratic Party announced Wednesday the nine applicants for the 7th Senatorial District seat previously occupied by Richard Ojeda. Ojeda, who served for two years in the Senate, resigned this week to devote more time toward his bid for president. The ...