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League releases legislative scorecard

The WV League of Women Voters has released a new Legislative Scorecard for 2023, which can be viewed at lwvwv.org. This searchable tool tracks the votes of all West Virginia state senators and delegates on a subset of bills from the 2023 regular session that became law. The scorecard is ...

Noisy politicians get good roads. Our reps must be louder

If your road is pitted with potholes or rippled like W.Va. 7’s Hogback Turn, has overgrown foliage spilling into the roadway or grass taller than you along the ditches or medians, then there’s a good chance you live along a state-maintained road. That’s not a guarantee, but it is a ...

Highways could be priority for W.Va. remaining fiscal surplus

West Virginia’s state government finished the fiscal year with a $1.8 billion surplus and still has $451 million of that unappropriated. A large portion of what remains to be appropriated is likely to support highways maintenance, and state officials are still figuring out the ...

Senators tout tax proposal as responsible, comprehensive

Senate President Craig Blair is feeling pretty good about the rollout of a new tax proposal estimated at $600 million. Senators introduced and passed a bill that touches on several sections of the tax code. On Thursday morning, Senate leaders met with House leaders and representatives of ...

WVU holds annual Day at the Legislature

Tuesday marked the annual WVU Day at the Legislature, recognized in the Senate with a resolution and in the House with a citation. In the Senate, WVU President Gordon Gee, Mountaineer Mary Roush and other officials watched from the balcony as Sen. Mike Oliverio, R-Monongalia, presented SR ...