STAR CITY — Furloughed federal employees living in Star City can hold off on paying utility bills until they receive a paycheck — and not be penalized — according to a recent decision from the mayor and town council. Star City Mayor Herman Reid said he knows many people, including ...
MORGANTOWN — The City of Morgantown, the Morgantown Utility Board and the Morgantown Parking Authority are offering payment assistance to federal employees furloughed by the government shutdown. Morgantown City Council approved a proposal authorizing the City of Morgantown to offer deferred ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s two U.S. senators said Wednesday they would be ready to vote today to end the partial government shutdown. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito both spoke to members at the West Virginia Economic Development Council during the council’s legislative ...
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 23. Monongalia-Preston-Marion-area lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 394, to allow the state to opt out of federal statute barring convicted drug felons from receiving SNAP benefits. Similar to HB 2459 which is on ...
MORGANTOWN — A man charged with attempted murder and a man who was shot just days after his arrest for allegedly selling drugs were among those who appeared before Judge Susan Tucker on Wednesday, the second day of arraignments for those indicted by the January 2019 term of the Monongalia ...
CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates spent 45 minutes Wednesday debating an off-the-radar savings bond bill focused on the word “escheat,” about 45 seconds passing a bill to prevent certain sex offenders from supervising kids. The savings bond bill is HB 2193. As amended on the ...
