Constitutional amendments were headed toward defeat as results came in Election Night. With more than three-quarters of all precincts across the state reporting, Amendment 1 on impeachment […]
Government
Amendment 2 on personal property taxes defeated
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 […]
Mon County voters send 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats to House of Delegates; and a look at Preston, Marion, Taylor races
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia County voters returned four incumbents – one Republican and three Democrats – to the House of Delegates Tuesday night. In two open Mon House […]
Oliverio edges Fleischauer for state Senate 13th District — with 162-vote difference; Republicans also take 2nd and 14th Districts
MORGANTOWN – Republican 13th District state Senate candidate Mike Oliverio won a close victory over Democratic opponent Barbara Evans Fleischauer Tuesday night. The numbers were 13,459 for […]
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, […]
Changes to Article 169 remain a work in progress between Morgantown, MUB
MORGANTOWN — Tabled on first reading by Morgantown City Council more than a month ago, changes to Article 169 — the portion of city code pertaining to […]
Campaign money: 2 of 3 local state Senate races highly competitive
MORGANTOWN — In terms of campaign fundraising and spending, two of three local state Senate races are highly competitive. The races, in the order we’ll look at […]
PEIA plans no premium increases this year
CHARLESTON — The Public Employees Insurance Agency, experiencing some financial challenges, is moving toward a plan for the coming year that still includes no premium increases for […]
Justice again defends his tax plan, opposes Amendment 2 during address at Independence Hall in Wheeling
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice took his “food fight” – as he’s been calling it – with the Senate over Amendment 2 to another level on Thursday. […]
Mon Commission will consider funding for Holland Avenue work
MORGANTOWN — The city of Westover continues to chase down funding for its Holland Avenue project. It now looks as if the Monongalia County Commission will consider […]
