MORGANTOWN — The 2020 legislative session will be the last for Sen. Roman Prezioso, D-Marion. He announced his decision to not seek reelection. “I didn’t make it […]
West Virginia Legislature
Delegate Hansen to host climate change video conference for students from Capitol
MORGANTOWN — Delegate Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, will be conducting a video conference for students on the topic climate change from 10:30-11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24. The conference […]
Domestic violence shelter coalition argues to keep its case against Parking Lot Gun Bill alive
MORGANTOWN — A coalition of domestic violence programs has made its case to keep alive its federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the so-called Parking Lot Gun Bill […]
Delegate Caputo accused of misdemeanor battery, months after angrily storming into chamber
CHARLESTON — Delegate Mike Caputo has been charged with misdemeanor battery after angrily storming through the House chamber door, which struck a doorkeeper. Caputo is also accused of […]
EQT drops suit against DEP seeking to overturn royalty deduction legislation
MORGANTOWN — Oil and gas producer EQT has ended its suit against the state Department of Environmental Protection that aimed to have to have legislation forbidding deductions […]
Delegates call for West Virginia to adopt ‘red flag’ laws
Shortly before Sen. Joe Manchin talked with the press about federal gun-safety legislation, Delegates Barbara Evans Fleischauer and John Doyle issued their own release calling for a […]
Morrisey seeks dismissal of domestic violence shelters’ suit challenging parking lot gun bill
MORGANTOWN — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has moved to dismiss the federal lawsuit filed against the state by a coalition of domestic violence organizations seeking to have […]
Recently patched portion of Jakes Run Road suffers slide
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A potholed portion of Jakes Run Road that had caught the attention of Monongalia County’s five delegates in late March and was then patched has […]
House of Delegates takes up education, money bills during long floor session
CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates assembled Wednesday morning – the third day of this week’s resumption of the special session – for a 12-plus hour floor […]
One education tax credit bill narrowly passes Finance; other one dies without a vote
CHARLESTON – The House Finance Committee spent just over two hours hashing over HB 168, the so-called Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship program, and barely passed it, with […]
