MORGANTOWN — A bill to extend state anti-hazing law to the five WVU fraternities that broke away to form their Independent Fraternity Council met the governor’s veto […]
Author: David Beard, The Dominion Post
Governor vetoes medical cannabis vertical integration bill, but fix may appear on special session call
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice vetoed a bill aimed at paving the way for medical cannabis businesses to set up in West Virginia. The bill’s lead sponsor […]
Governor signs mountain bike trail network bill; here’s what’s next
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County and its neighbors can now begin the work to create a multicounty mountain bike trail network to boost tourism and local economies. Governor […]
Attorney asks Harrison BOE to reconsider contract non-renewal of administrator accused of harassing transgender student
MORGANTOWN — An attorney representing the Harrison County school administrator accused of harassing a transgender student has asked the Board of Education to reconsider its decision to […]
Candlelight vigil at WVU remembers Christchurch victims
MORGANTOWN — About 200 people gathered at WVU’s Woodburn Circle Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil to respect and remember the victims of the Saturday attack at […]
Sen. Capito brings NIH official to WVU to talk Alzheimer’s research
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito brought the deputy director of the National Institute on Aging to WVU on Wednesday to give her a look at WVU’s […]
WVU President Gee promotes hope during State of the University Address
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee’s 2019 State of the University Address focused on one word: Hope. “I am proud that we rank among the […]
WVU BOG agrees to end lease of Montgomery campus to organization hoping to start training college
MORGANTOWN — The WVU Board of Governors on Tuesday morning gave its OK for university management to negotiate the termination of a lease-purchase agreement with KVC Foundation […]
Some prominent bills die along the way during 2019 session
CHARLESTON — Every year, only a small percentage of bills introduced make it through the entire legislative process to passage. This year, 294 of 1,893 bills introduced […]
Randy’s Dream bill morphs, on its way to becoming reality
CHARLESTON – Just like a bedtime dream, Randy’s Dream, the bill to boost secondary road repairs, morphed throughout the session. Its final form is a bit wispy, […]
