dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The full House Health and Human Resources Committee got a first look at two foster care bills – one regarding LGBTQ issues and one regarding vaccines. The […]
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House committee ponders bill to ban synthetic dyes from foods
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates Health Committee spent two hours on Tuesday hearing the pros and cons of a bill to ban a handful of synthetic dyes from foods […]
Senate committee moves bill to raise property tax on windmills
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A resurrected state Senate bill that would raise the property tax on windmills cleared the Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee on Monday, but not without bipartisan […]
New Mon County state senator introduces three energy bills
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia County’s newest state senator – Republican Chris Rose – is also the new chair of the Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee and introduced three energy-related bills […]
PJM warns legislators of looming challenges: increasing power demand, decreasing supply
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – When you get up in the morning, you want to know your lights will come on and you can plug in and recharge your laptop and cell […]
Educators teach legislators about the destructive consequences of disruptive students
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Four West Virginia elementary school educators came before legislators on Monday to explain the dire challenges caused by disruptive students and the devastating effects of the daily, […]
More than 100 turn out to PEIA hearing to protest proposed changes
MORGANTOWN – More than 100 people – including teachers, state and local public employees and retirees – turned out Tuesday evening at WVU’s Erickson Alumni Center to make their views […]
State Senate Dems lose one seat, but keep one locally in 13th District
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Senate Republican supermajority got a bit more super Tuesday night as the Democrats lost one of their three seats, shifting the balance from 31-3 to […]
Republicans and Democrats score victories in local legislative races
DBeard@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN – West Virginia may be red, but the greater Morgantown area remains purple, with Republican and Democratic candidates scoring victories in contested state legislative races. Senate Democratic Marion […]
Gov. Justice comes to WVU, Mylan Park for funding ceremonies
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice – and Babydog – came to Morgantown Monday for two ceremonial funding announcements: for WVU’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and for Mylan Park’s KOA RV […]
