MORGANTOWN — The insulin bill sailed through Senate Finance on Wednesday and will hit the floor in time to pass Saturday, the last day of the session. […]
Government
House passes its budget bill; delays action on intermediate court bill
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates spent more than three hours on the budget bill Wednesday afternoon and approved its version in an overwhelming 95-5 votes. In […]
Fire personnel in the balance as Morgantown Council votes on budget
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Fire Department was out in force on Tuesday as City Council voted 5-2 to pass a first reading of the city’s $39.3 million […]
Senate rejects effort to make House Bible elective bill match its version
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate on Tuesday backed off its more ecumenical approach to a pair of bills allowing high schools to offer elective courses on the […]
Senate Health Committee raises insulin bill copay cap from $25 to $100
MORGANTOWN — The House bill to cap insulin copay for diabetes patients escaped death in the Senate on Monday and came through Senate Health on Tuesday with […]
Grant funded fire personnel being phased out of city spending plan
MORGANTOWN — A first reading of Morgantown’s 2020-’21 operating budget is on tonight’s Morgantown City Council agenda. The total budget includes a $39.3 million spending plan with […]
House tweaks solar plant bill; passes gun bill over objections of Judiciary chair
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates fended off a couple possibly fatal amendments to what’s been called the solar bill on Monday, and adopted a couple tweaks. […]
Mon County QRT model receives national attention; will mentor new group
Now that members of the Monongalia County Quick Response Team have been meeting for nearly a year to address the area’s opioid addiction and overdose problem, they […]
Brake’s job search doesn’t concern mayor
Morgantown Mayor Bill Kawecki said news that City Manager Paul Brake is now one of three finalists for the city manager position in Royal Oak, Mich., has […]
Local delegate appointed to EPA advisory committee
Delegate Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, was among 12 local government officials across the country appointed to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Local Government Advisory Committee. The EPA’s announcement said […]
