MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee spent about four hours Saturday mulling over the bill to merge Pierpont Community and Technical College into Fairmont State University. Leaders […]
Government
House OKs Senate bill making it easier for gas drillers to acquire leases
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates made quick work of a bill that will make it easier for oil and gas developers to drill and produce. SB […]
House Education spends two hours on Friday on Senate bill to allow parents to inspect classroom materials; vote expected on Saturday
MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee spent two hours hashing over the details of a bill to allow parents, guardians and grandparents to inspect instructional materials and […]
House, Senate adopt resolution calling on Congress for convention to amend Constitution; Senate OKs its budget bill, sends to House
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates spent just over an hour Friday debating another one of its annual resolutions applying to Congress to call a convention of […]
City holds public input session as part of comprehensive planning process
MORGANTOWN — Katie See knows the importance of a good plan. And well she should. The West Virginia native spent 14 years working as a city planner […]
House Judiciary expands, approves Senate bill to require county school boards to broadcast, archive all meetings
MORGANTOWN – House Judiciary expanded and approved a Senate bill on Thursday that would require all county school board meetings to be open to the public in […]
House defeats move to kill Senate anti-CRT bill; puts constitutional amendment before voters on state BOE oversight by Legislature
MORGANTOWN – An Ohio County delegate made an unsuccessful attempt to kill a Senate anti-CRT bill on Thursday. Also on Thursday, a House resolution that would allow […]
Students adjusting to life without masks
Call it, preventive expression, Eddie Campbell Jr. said Thursday. The Monongalia schools superintendent was talking about what the future deployment of facial coverings might be in hallways […]
Senate passes bill to merge Pierpont College into Fairmont State University; a look at other Crossover Day action
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at other bills passed on Day 50 of the 2022 legislative session – Crossover Day. Pierpont bill SB 653 carries the […]
Senate approves anti-CRT bill and bill to prohibit abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate on Wednesday approved bills dealing with Critical Race Theory in schools and abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome. Wednesday was Crossover […]
