CHARLESTON — Amendment 2, the hottest issue on West Virginia ballots, was defeated on Election Night. “It was an absolute, ill-fated idea,” said Gov. Jim Justice, who […]
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Alex Mooney defeats Barry Wendell for U.S. House 2nd District seat
MORGANTOWN – Republican Congressman Alex Mooney handily won the race to represent West Virginia’s new 2nd District Congressional seat Tuesday evening. With 701 of 777 precincts reporting, […]
Healthcare advocates tout new benefits of Inflation Reduction Act as ACA enrollment period opens
MORGANTOWN — Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act 2023 plans began on Tuesday, and several West Virginia healthcare advocates spoke to the press to tout the ongoing […]
Mooney-Wendell fundraising totals far apart in race for 2nd Congressional District
MORGANTOWN – The fundraising reports for the two candidates for the new 2nd Congressional District paint a picture of stark contrasts. The district covers 26 northern counties. […]
Sen. Capito, WVU profs warn about rainbow fentanyl as Halloween approaches
MORGANTOWN – As Halloween approaches, elected officials and medical experts are warning parents – and kids – to be aware of a growing trend of drug traffickers […]
Federal student loan debt relief application now available online
MORGANTOWN — Early this week the White House announced that the federal student loan debt relief application is available online. You’ll find the link to the application […]
Evolving Energy Conference panelists outline government’s role in energy transition
MORGANTOWN – One message everyone at WVU’s Evolving Energy Conference agreed on Thursday morning was that the energy transition is a tag team effort. Industry makes the […]
WVU Evolving Energy Conference looks at a transition that involves fossil energy in the move to carbon-free future
MORGANTOWN — “Beyond Coal” and “Beyond Gas” have been catchphrases signifying the generally adversarial nature of the clean energy transition in West Virginia. But “Beyond Despair” would […]
Capito, Manchin announce $728K fed grant to create statewide digital equity plan
MORGANTOWN — Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $728,065 from the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and […]
In light of strong opposition, Manchin pulls permitting reform bill from Senate’s continuing resolution to fund government
MORGANTOWN – In the face of strong opposition to her permitting reform bill, Sen. Joe Manchin announced late Tuesday afternoon he was pulling it from inclusion in […]
