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West Virginia Legislature
Educators teach legislators about the destructive consequences of disruptive students
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Four West Virginia elementary school educators came before legislators on Monday to explain the dire challenges caused by disruptive students and the devastating effects […]
State Senate Dems lose one seat, but keep one locally in 13th District
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Senate Republican supermajority got a bit more super Tuesday night as the Democrats lost one of their three seats, shifting the balance […]
Republicans and Democrats score victories in local legislative races
DBeard@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN – West Virginia may be red, but the greater Morgantown area remains purple, with Republican and Democratic candidates scoring victories in contested state legislative races. […]
Gov. Justice comes to WVU, Mylan Park for funding ceremonies
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice – and Babydog – came to Morgantown Monday for two ceremonial funding announcements: for WVU’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and for Mylan […]
A look at campaign dollars for contested Morgantown-area legislative races
MORGANTOWN – Only a handful of Morgantown-area legislative races are competitive this year. A look at their campaign finances suggests the advantages of incumbency – for candidates […]
Preston County raw milk producer talks about good farm practices, liability insurance issues
MORGANTOWN – Last week we presented a story with two WVU professors sharing their views on some issues deriving from the state’s new raw milk law: health […]
A look at campaign finances for area House of Delegates races
MORGANTOWN — Here’s a look at campaign finances for contested area House of Delegates races following the May primary and heading into the November general election. Numbers […]
Big spending differences between candidates in three local state Senate races
MORGANTOWN – In three local state Senate races, one was very likely decided in an expensive primary. In another, an unopposed candidate saw a challenger emerge after […]
A look at outside spending for and against candidates in May primary races
MORGANTOWN – Political candidates have their own campaign committees to raise cash (often from the candidates’ own pockets in recent statewide races) for their election efforts. But […]