MORGANTOWN – Friday was the 38th day of the 60-day legislative session – just past halfway, and heading toward Day 50, Crossover Day, the last day for bills to pass out of their house of origin in order to have a chance to survive. It's typical that much of the most serious action ...
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed an economic development bill Wednesday that has been a priority for legislative and economic development leaders. The House also passed its version of the higher education funding formula bill and sent it to the Senate. HB 4002 creates the ...
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate spent a couple hours Tuesday debating and then passing two bills placing new limitations and requirements on unemployment benefits. Supporters said they will attract new businesses and encourage people to get back to work. Opponents said they will just make it ...
MORGANTOWN – The Dominion Post spoke with House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw this past week about the three recent big economic development announcements and about the state's progress. We open with the end of the conversation, as his concluding remarks best summarize his entire ...
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice delivered his postponed State of the State Address Thursday evening in a packed House of Delegates chamber. He sprinkled some new proposals among his accounts of the state's accomplishments under his watch, and concluded with a new perspective on Babydog ...
MORGANTOWN – The House Energy and Manufacturing Committee gave its OK Thursday to the House version of the bill to lift the ban on nuclear plant construction, and to an economic development bill creating the Certified Sites and Development Readiness Program. HB 2882, the nuclear plant ...