CHARLESTON — The Senate Transportation and Infrastructure gave its thumbs-up on Tuesday to a resolution calling on Congress to raise interstate highway weight limits in the state, and […]
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Search for consensus continues as House readies for key votes on education bill
CHARLESTON — Like some of her colleagues, Delegate Dianna Graves is looking for balance in the omnibus education bill. “I’ve really been riding the knife blade on this […]
Pantry Plus More comes to Mountaineer Middle School
MORGANTOWN — Mountaineer Middle School is the newest in-school home to Pantry Plus More, a Morgantown-based altruistic effort that provides food, personal hygiene items and clothing to […]
House Energy OKs two bills: One pro-industry, one pro-mineral owner
CHARLESTON — The House Energy Committee on Tuesday approved one bill to help natural gas mineral owners and another to help producers. HB 2866 aims to allow […]
Sunday liquor sales bill clears Senate Judiciary, heads to floor
CHARLESTON — Sunday liquor sales moved another step closer to reality on Tuesday. Senate Judiciary amended and approved HB 2481, the bill to permit Sunday liquor sales after […]
Preston school board opposes Senate omnibus education bill
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Board of Education passed a resolution Monday night, opposing Senate Bill 451, the omnibus education bill. The vote was 4-0, with Board […]
Senate OKs anti-hazing bill for breakaway fraternities, bill to grant SNAP benefits to drug felons
CHARLESTON — A bill to apply state anti-hazing law to breakaway Greek organizations and one to grant SNAP benefits to nonviolent drug felons were among those that cleared […]
Reedsville considers noise and ATV/UTV ordinances
REEDSVILLE – Council worked on proposed noise and ATV/UTV ordinances at its Monday meeting. The proposed noise ordinance will include a construction activities section that would prohibit […]
House Finance passes a schools bill, but not the one the chairman wanted
CHARLESTON — Members of the House Finance Committee rallied this morning and voted for a House Education version of a broad-ranging schools bill. That means the full House […]
Metz running for 7th Ward council seat
MORGANTOWN — As of Tuesday morning, four of seven Morgantown City Council seats are now contested. According to Communications Director Andrew Stacy, the city received candidate paperwork […]
