MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., fielded questions from members of the West Virginia press Thursday. Several of them dealt with the newly scaled-down Build Back […]
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Local leaders promote green energy portion of Biden’s scaled-down Build Back Better framework
MORGANTOWN – As President Biden came before America Thursday morning to outline his scaled-down Build Back Better framework, some local delegates and other leaders had gathered at […]
Capito, GOP Senate leaders say Biden energy policies fueling price inflation
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined with nine other GOP senators at a Wednesday press conference to criticize Biden administration policies that are driving fuel and […]
Mon Democratic Party issues statement urging Manchin to support $3.5T Build Back Better Act, ending filibuster
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Democratic Executive Committee on Monday evening unanimously endorsed a statement urging Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., to support President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion […]
McKinley-sponsored bill addressing pandemic medical supply chain problems passes U.S. House
MORGANTOWN — The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill spurred by COVID-19 medical supply challenges; Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., was one of the sponsors. The […]
Justice welcomes proposal from Maryland legislators for three counties to join West Virginia
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia could grow by three new counties if a request from several Maryland legislators comes to fruition. Gov. Jim Justice said during a Friday […]
Capito talks with WV press about voting rights bill, earmarks, drinking water, filibuster
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito met with members of the West Virginia press Thursday to talk about the federal elections bill, inflation, clean drinking water and […]
Residents, representatives rally and relay for voting rights
MORGANTOWN — Supporters of Senator Joe Manchin’s voting rights reform Freedom to Vote Act rallied in front of the Zackquill Morgan statue on Spruce Street Wednesday afternoon. […]
A primer on the national debt limit
MORGANTOWN — On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed a bill to raise the United States’ debt ceiling, narrowly avoiding a default on the country’s debt Oct. 18. […]
Senate delays vote on Senate district map as new one emerges and debate continues; House OKs Congressional map
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates on Thursday approved the Congressional map sent over from the Senate. Final action on the other two — the House district […]
