MORGANTOWN — In an effort to walk the line between getting its point across and not telling voters what to do in the voting booth, the Monongalia County Commission passed a resolution on Wednesday stating it “shall not offer support for Amendment 2.” Amendment 2 is one of four ...
by Clive Crook If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, as the recently leaked draft opinion suggests, arguments over how to regulate abortion will move from the courts to the legislatures, in Washington and 50 state capitals. Many critics of the decision, and even some of its ...
KINGWOOD — Two of Preston County’s elected representatives, the Sypolts, won't seek re-election and have decided to retire from the state legislature. There were a number of factors leading to her decision, said Del. Terri Funk Sypolt, R-Preston, 52. “First, I would say maybe my ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate redistricting bill and the House COVID-19 exemption bill completed their legislative journeys Wednesday evening. The Senate redistricting bill is SB 3034 and passed out of the Senate 31-2 Tuesday. The House took it up on Wednesday and House Redistricting Committee ...
“Emancipation Day.” “Freedom Day.” “Juneteenth Independence Day.” Tomorrow, West Virginia celebrates its first officially recognized Juneteenth after the Legislature passed SCR 4 in March recognizing June 19 as Juneteenth Day, and after Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday ...
The learning gets a little loud in Don Robinette’s classroom at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center. All those clangs, rattles and chonks, you know. That’s because the space at the center on Mississippi Street is more shop floor than classroom. Robinette teaches ...