CHARLESTON — Cross one candidate for governor off your whiteboard. Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt, a Republican, put out a statement Wednesday saying he will not run for governor and instead will seek re-election to the office he currently holds. “I began my political ...
Senators are advancing a bill that would expand the powers of West Virginia’s foster care ombudsman. House Bill 3061 was advanced by the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday. The bill already passed the House of Delegates, 100-0. The ombudsman position was created in 2019 to support the ...
West Virginia senators are advancing a bill that would bump teachers fresh to the profession up pay scales as if they are all on their eighth year in classrooms. So, Senate Bill 204 is meant for salaries of teachers in their first through eighth years professionally all to be treated as ...
After more than an hour of debate, West Virginia delegates passed a bill that would ban aspects of gender affirming care for minors. House Bill 2007 was passed 84-10 with six members absent. The bill now goes to the state Senate for consideration. “Even if the surgeries aren’t ...
A representative from the office of West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will meet with north-central West Virginia residents in this month to discuss consumer-related issues and answer any questions. This is an update to the days and times announced last month. “These ...
Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, which had been the state’s last abortion clinic, has filed a federal lawsuit over the ban passed last fall. The plaintiffs are asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to issue an injunction to block the entire ...