by Chris Reed “The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money,” Alexis de Tocqueville supposedly […]
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Morgantown Council approves 2022 budget, 5-year capital program
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council wrapped up budget approvals for the upcoming 2021-‘22 fiscal year on Tuesday. Along with adopting the city’s $38 million spending plan for […]
Haws said user fee bill not a big concern as council gets first vote on budget
MORGANTOWN – When it comes to a bill sitting in the West Virginia House of Delegates Finance Committee that would eliminate employment-based municipal user fees, Morgantown City […]
Postcast 60 – February 26, 2021
Welcome to another episode of The Postcast, the audio companion to The Dominion Post newspaper in Morgantown, WV. In this episode Morgantown High School’s girl’s basketball team […]
County puts up $100,000 for sobering center, expresses concern over SB 12
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday committed $100,000 to get the Mountaineer Regional Sobering Center off the ground. The short-term care facility will be an […]
Haws: City finances in relatively good shape following challenges of 2020
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown’s fiscal year 2022 budget anticipates flat or reduced revenues in nearly all categories — with one major exception. Sounds bad. But […]
COVID numbers keep improving; state marks another budget surplus for January
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia’s COVID-19 numbers keep getting better and the state budget continues to thrive. Gov. Jim Justice said during his Monday briefing that the state […]
CARES cash drying up for local governments, at least for now
MORGANTOWN — A Jan. 19 letter from Ann Urling, deputy chief of staff for Gov. Jim Justice, says the state will not fill any more Coronavirus Aid, […]
Morgantown City Council gets look at ‘very preliminary’ 2022 spending plan
MORGANTOWN — “With the uncertainties of COVID …” — a phrase that played heavily into a Wednesday evening budgeting workshop held by the city of Morgantown. Members of […]
Regional jail fees weigh heavy on counties
By Will Dean and Kathy Plum Newsroom@DominionPost.com Counties in West Virginia are responsible for a lot of bills — including the cost of housing inmates from the […]
