BY MIKE NOLTING Recent population numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau show an overall population decline but some trends show change is gradually coming. WVU economist John Deskins said […]
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A silver lining to West Virginia’s dark census cloud
The steady population decline has been an ongoing challenge for West Virginia. The number of residents has dropped from a peak of just over 2 million in 1950 to 1,782,959 […]
Legislative redistricting committees take first look at proposed new maps
MORGANTOWN – The House and Senate Select Redistricting Committees took their respective first looks at proposed new district maps Thursday at the Capitol. The House committee received a legal overview […]
‘Best places to live’? Maybe not
by Pete Saunders Newly released 2020 Census data give us a better sense of where Americans think the best places to live are. Cities such as Phoenix, Dallas, Houston and […]
Goodbye to Mooney?
CQ Roll Call revealed Rep. Alex Mooney, who represents West Virginia’s second congressional district in Washington, is under investigation for misspending campaign funds and improperly reporting required information in his […]
Legislature passes bills to devote $150M to road projects; Mon & Preston will see 31 projects totaling $8.8M
MORGANTOWN – The Legislature passed two bills during Monday’s brief special session to appropriate $150 million of Fiscal Year 2021 surplus funds for Division of Highways maintenance projects in all […]
May 16 letters to the editor
Ignoring racism in history not the answer Cynthia M. Allen worries about “… an unrelenting effort by a powerful few to frame everything … through the lens of race” (DP-05-12-21). […]
W.Va. loses House seat, but maybe that’s a good thing
The results of the 2020 U.S. Census have been released, and West Virginia has lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. It’s a disappointing, though not unsurprising, development. […]
Lose a seat: West Virginia’s congressional musical chairs
The new U.S. Census figures have set the stage for congressional musical chairs in West Virginia. The decline in population here and the growth in other states translates into the […]
Could an amendment end partisan redistricting?
The fatal flaw of redistricting is that the people in charge of it are the very same people who are dependent upon it for their jobs — which leaves the […]
