by Doyle McManus The Democrats’ sprawling voting rights bill, known on Capitol Hill as HR 1, is dead. Officially, the bill is still clinging to life. But […]
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Manchin against the people
A week ago, Sen. Joe Manchin announced in a Charleston Gazette-Mail op-ed he would not support HR 1/S 1, also known as the For the People Act. […]
Guest essay: The conservative case for the For the People Act
by Hunter Hardway Usually I agree with politicians in my party. I am a proud Republican. But recently, I’ve noticed Secretary of State Mac Warner, of my […]
Guest essay: H.R.1 has bipartisan public support. Manchin must support it, too
by Ash Orr It’s not too often that you get a whole room of people — especially a room of politicians — to agree on a contentious […]
Morgantown Votes
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council newcomers Patrick Hathaway (1st Ward), Ixya Vega (3rd Ward), Danielle Trumble (5th Ward) and Brian Butcher (7th Ward) got the support of […]
Trumble, Setley, Ynigues vying for 5th Ward seat
MORGANTOWN – One third of the candidates on the ballot for Morgantown City Council are vying for the 5th Ward seat. It’s one of only three contested […]
Postcast 68 – April 23, 2021
Welcome to another episode of The Postcast, the audio companion to The Dominion Post newspaper in Morgantown, WV. In this episode a final look at Morgantown’s city […]
250 ballots cast through six days of early voting
MORGANTOWN — Through six days of early voting, 250 city residents have cast ballots in the Morgantown municipal election. Early voting runs through Saturday. The city council […]
145 ballots cast through four days of early voting
MORGANTOWN — With 29 ballots cast on Friday and 43 on Saturday, a total of 145 city residents have gotten to the polls in the first four […]
Early Voting Begins for Morgantown council
Early voting for Morgantown’s municipal election began on Wednesday and will end April 24. The city council election — which this year includes a referendum on council […]