Senate President Craig Blair says the other side of the big tax cut proposal is the state’s expectations on dealing with mounting expenses. “The bottom line is, and I’ve asked […]
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WorkForce to host virtual job fair Feb. 1
WorkForce West Virginia will host another Statewide Virtual Job Fair on Feb. 1. Employers and job seekers are invited to participate in the virtual event from noon-3 p.m. “Registration is […]
Senate overwhelmingly approves bill to change annual vehicle inspections to every 2 years
MORGANTOWN — Annual vehicle inspections could change to every two years under a bill the Senate sent to the House on Friday. SB 254 changes the annual inspection to biannual […]
Tanios pleads guilty, set to be sentenced today
Federal prosecutors are asking only for the five months of jail time already served by George Tanios, a Morgantown resident accused of transporting and handing off a canister of chemical […]
Federal lawsuit takes aim at how W.Va. ban treats abortion drugs
CHARLESTON — A federal lawsuit over the abortion drug mifepristone has been filed in West Virginia, pitting the ability of states to regulate abortion under last summer’s Dobbs ruling in […]
PDC office opens doors to disadvantaged in need of legal help
For residents of Monongalia County in need of no-cost criminal defense, the playing field just got a little more even with the opening of the new Public Defender Corporation (PDC) […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid Pt. 2
Good: HB 2774, the “Welcome Home Grant Program.” The pilot program will offer cash grants (up to $5,000) to help veterans and their families relocate to West Virginia on the […]
‘He’s Trump without the craziness’
by Steven Roberts As the old adage puts it: Be careful what you wish for. Democrats have been watching Donald Trump’s unraveling influence with undisguised glee. Recent reports trumpet Trump’s […]
W.Va. legislators making unemployment benefit changes
West Virginia legislators are trying once again to make long overdue improvements to the state’s unemployment benefits program. The Senate on Monday passed and sent to the House SB 59 […]
MUB’s Popenoe Run project promises to be messy, make things better
MORGANTOWN — Along with technical, engineering-driven explanations, there were some pretty frank assessments offered Thursday as two dozen or so members of the public turned up in the Wiles Hill […]
