MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General announced new opioid litigation settlements on Tuesday, along with his teaming up with other states to combat credit card companies’ plans to […]
State Government
Justice and team: Pandemic winding down but not over yet
MORGANTOWN — COVID numbers in West Virginia and across the nation are improving, but it’s too soon to relax, Gov. Jim Justice and his team said Monday. […]
A look at Amendment 4: The Education Accountability Amendment
MORGANTOWN – Today we look at the fourth of four constitutional amendments coming before West Virginia voters in November. Amendment 4 is called Education Accountability Amendment and […]
Competitive Power Ventures chooses West Virginia for new natural gas power station employing carbon capture and storage
MORGANTOWN — Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) announced on Friday that it has selected West Virginia for an 1,800-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas power station using carbon capture and […]
Mon Commission says it shall not support Amendment 2
MORGANTOWN — In an effort to walk the line between getting its point across and not telling voters what to do in the voting booth, the Monongalia […]
BHE Renewables to buy Century Aluminum land for $500 million investment in microgrid-powered industrial site
MORGANTOWN – A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway – the No. 7 Fortune 500 company – will buy more than 2,000 acres in Ravenswood to build the first-of-its-kind […]
State medical cannabis board considering cap on percentage of THC in dispensed products; questions, opposition delay decision
MORGANTOWN – The state Medical Cannabis Advisory Board is considering a proposal to limit the THC content of dispensed cannabis products to 10%. The proposal stirred opposition […]
DHHR: CDC report shows West Virginia overdose deaths have decreased; health officials pleased
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia is one of a small handful of states showing a decrease in the percentage of overdose deaths from March 2021 through March 2022. […]
Ayne Amjad to step down as Public Health commissioner, continue serving on contract basis
MORGANTOWN – Public Health Commissioner Ayne Amjad will take on an altered role in Gov. Jim Justice’s COVID leadership team. Justice, Amjad and Department of Health and […]
State chamber summit: Economic Development Department leaders describe work, success of their new department
MORGANTOWN – The day after Gov. Jim Justice announced a $141.8 million August budget surplus and recapped a year of economic accomplishments, the leaders of his new […]
