MORGANTOWN — Tuesday’s COVID briefing from the governor’s office was plagued with technical glitches but the topics of increased hospitalizations, a TikTok ban and the coming winter […]
State Government
Mon Power/Potomac Edison reach settlement for rate hike half of what it asked of PSC; remainder deferred for 2023 filing
MORGANTOWN — Mon Power and Potomac Edison customers will see a rate hike come January, but only half of what the companies requested from the state Public […]
Justice announces $548 million in fed money for repairing, replacing bridges across WV; plus vehicle registration, titling to all-digital
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice announced on Wednesday that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will bring an additional $548 million across five years to West Virginia […]
Manchin, Capito urge residents to test broadband connectivity, challenge FCC maps; hundreds of millions of fed dollars at stake
MORGANTOWN – Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito teamed to host a informational session on federal broadband mapping Monday afternoon. They and their staff members said […]
Gov. Justice: DHHR Secretary Bill Crouch to retire at year’s end; WVU’s Jeff Coben named as interim
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced on Monday morning that Department of Health and Human Resources Secretary Bill Crouch will retire effective Dec. 31. Justice made the […]
AG Morrisey leads multi-state brief in lawsuit against Biden Administration proposed national fuel economy standards
MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading another multi-state effort against what it considers another Biden Administration end run on Congress to hasten its green […]
Putnam County Democrat Sen. Glenn Jeffries switches parties, grows GOP supermajority
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate Republican mega-majority grew another notch on Thursday, as Putnam County Democrat Sen. Glenn Jeffries announced a party switch. “I have the greatest […]
Parties in Mon Power rate hike proposal case trade critiques of each others’ ideas
MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has received a new round of testimony regarding Mon Power and Potomac Edison’s request to raise customer power rates. It […]
Justice discusses belated revelation of proclamation ending state COVID emergency effective Jan. 1
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice issued a proclamation to end the pandemic state of emergency back on Nov. 12, but never announced it, so the public didn’t […]
Republican Delegate Moore Capito announces run for governor; Secretary of State Mac Warner says he’s considering running
MORGANTOWN — The Republican field for the 2024 gubernatorial primary got a bit more crowded on Tuesday. Secretary of State Mac Warner said he’s considering a run […]
