MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates was unified on a list of bills and resolutions on Wednesday, except one promoting moonshine. The booze bill passed by just one vote. HB […]
Tag: permitting reform
Senate adopts resolution urging Congress to reform energy project-permitting process
MORGANTOWN — Senate President Craig Blair stepped down from the president’s dais Monday morning to promote a resolution urging the federal government to reform its energy permitting process. SJR 16 […]
Mooney votes for disaster; Manchin votes for pork
A debt ceiling crisis and global financial disaster was avoided late last week when the House of Representatives and Senate passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023; President Joe Biden […]
May 7 letters to the editor
Keep permitting under federal power On April 28, The Dominion Post reported one of West Virginia’s senators proposes permitting reform to address “regulatory mayhem.” The senator proposes implementing “timelines […]
Joe Manchin talks with WV reporters about permitting reform, debt ceiling negotiations
MORGANTOWN – Permitting reform will happen this year and the government won’t go into default on its debts, Sen. Joe Manchin told West Virginia reporters Thursday afternoon. “Permitting is going […]
Alex Mooney talks with The Dominion Post during stop in Fairmont
FAIRMONT — Rep. Alex Mooney stopped in town on Wednesday, during a visit to the new part of his expanded 1st District. The Dominion Post spent some time with him […]
Capito promotes permitting reform, Mountain Valley Pipeline completion during talk with West Virginia press
MORGANTOWN — Permitting reform remains alive and well in the U.S. Senate, despite two previous failed bills. “Permitting reform is front and center on my agenda,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito […]
Manchin touts WV benefits for omnibus bill, permitting reform during conversation with West Virginia press
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Joe Manchin spoke with members of the West Virginia press on Wednesday, covering a wide variety of topics. Among them was the omnibus funding bill expected to […]
Manchin permitting reform legislation fails again; tie vote keeps it from attaching to National Defense Authorization Act
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Joe Manchin is disappointed that his effort to pass permitting reform legislation again failed in the Senate. Manchin had hoped to attach his permitting reform legislation as […]
Capito talks bridges, border, permitting reform with West Virginia reporters
MORGANTOWN – Bridges, defense spending, permitting reform and the southern border were among the topics of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s Thursday conversation with West Virginia reporters. Bridges came up as […]









