MORGANTOWN – Severance tax collections from natural gas outpaced coal for the first three quarters of Fiscal Year 2022, and a group of state legislators had the […]
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Now vending: KNOWLEDGE — Bruceton School unveils book machine
BRUCETON MILLS — Vending machines typically dispense snacks, but the one in Bruceton School’s cafeteria spits out food for the brain. Students earn tokens in class, which […]
WVU’s John Deskins leads legislators through questions of locality pay to recruit, retain state workers
MORGANTOWN — Legislators resumed their wrestling match with the problem of locality pay for state employees Tuesday morning. The Joint Standing Committee on Finance took up the […]
Ethics Committee furthers Mooney review
BY ALEX THOMAS CHARLESTON — The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics is furthering its review of alleged ethics violations by Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., after […]
Legislators tour Reynolds Hall: WVU’s new home for the Chambers business and economics school
MORGANTOWN – Legislators enjoyed a tour of WVU’s new shining jewel Monday afternoon: Reynolds Hall. Built on the site of the old Stansbury Hall, it will be […]
Legislators learn how grid-scale battery storage supports power generation
MORGANTOWN — Legislators took a dive Monday morning into a different realm of green energy: battery storage. This isn’t batteries for your Chevy Volt. It’s grid-level storage […]
Mon County EMS director paints picture of statewide EMS crisis for legislators
MORGANTOWN – Forest Weyen, executive director of Monongalia County EMS, gave legislators a look at the plight of EMS systems locally and across the state. “It’s become […]
Legislators get a look at Westinghouse eVinci Micro-Reactor, hear idea of research program for WVU
MORGANTOWN – In March, the Legislature lifted the statewide ban on construction of nuclear power plants. On Sunday, legislators got a look at what they’ve opened the […]
Legislators get a glimpse of some of WVU’s $664 million worth of deferred maintenance needs
MORGANTOWN – Legislators trod down into the bowels of WVU’s Engineering Sciences Building Sunday afternoon to see an example of the $664 million worth of deferred maintenance […]
Project aims to improve congested strip of University Avenue for motorists, pedestrians
MORGANTOWN — What do you get when you combine University Avenue, Riverview Drive, Law School Drive, 8th Street, Gallatin Avenue, a bus stop and the entrance to […]
