MORGANTOWN — SkillsUSA members at MTEC are celebrated SkillsUSA Week this week in conjunction with National Career and Technical Education Month. MTEC had daily challenges and finished up with its […]
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Financial aid applications available for students heading to college
MORGANTOWN — High school seniors are in the home stretch — looking at graduation just months away. But first, they need to think about the next step. Whether it be […]
Teams from area schools compete in national science bowl
MORGANTOWN — Teams from middle schools all across the state competed Friday in the WVU Mountainlair as part of the National Finals of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of […]
Senate passes bills limiting special session pay, increasing judges’ mileage rate
CHARLESTON — The Senate on Friday approved bills to limit legislators’ special session pay, to raise the mileage rate for judges who drive their own cars to work-related events, and to […]
Jordan McCabe strives to become a vocal leader, but knows to pick his spots
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Back when West Virginia was making a late push for the 2008 NCAA tournament, Da’Sean Butler had gotten into the habit of talking more to his […]
Bill including a 5th Mon magistrate clears Senate Judiciary, heads to Finance
By David Beard CHARLESTON – Monongalia County is as close as it’s ever been to getting a fifth magistrate. The Senate Judiciary committee on Friday approved and sent to Finance […]
House Judiciary approves medical cannabis banking bill, sends it to floor for passage
CHARLESTON — The House Judiciary Committee overwhelmingly approved and sent to the House floor the medical cannabis program banking bill, HB 2538. The vote was 20-3. Two of the opponents expressed […]
Teachers couldn’t be at 8 a.m. public hearing. So now there’s one at 5:30 too
CHARLESTON — People who want to speak up about a big education bill now have two opportunities. After a brief debate on the House floor, delegates voted unanimously to add a […]
WVU Board of Governors approves changes to campus tobacco policy
MORGANTOWN — Changes to WVU’s campus tobacco policy prohibiting the use of electronic smoking devices and vaping products were adopted during Friday’s meeting of the WVU Board of Governors. The […]
Bill to give low-volume gas wells tax break and create well capping fund clears House Finance
CHARLESTON — The House Finance Committee quickly and without debate passed HB 2673, a bill to reduce the tax burden on low-producing oil and gas wells and provide millions of dollars […]
