MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice and his team said on Monday that the nation has passed the hump of the BA.5 COVID surge and West Virginia will […]
West Virginia Legislature
Justice hopes for compromise after sputtered special session; Clay Marsh comments on Paxlovid rebound after Biden tests positive
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice’s Tuesday COVID briefing offered some insights on “rebound phenomenon,” but also veered into musings on last week’s special session that produced neither […]
Campaign fundraising: After the primary, Democrat incumbents held the financial lead in four Mon County House races
MORGANTOWN – The bigger campaign fund doesn’t always win the election, as one Monongalia County House of Delegates primary race shows. But in the four Mon County […]
Senate passes House abortion law bill with criminal penalties stricken; House rejects change, special session on pause for at least a week
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate passed a retooled version of the House abortion law bill Friday night. While the Senate amended version of HB 302 is largely […]
State Senate ditches governor’s income tax bill, unanimously passes resolution outlining its plan
MORGANTOWN – The governor’s income tax cut bill took an apparent nose dive Friday afternoon, as the state Senate declined to take up the bill and instead […]
House sends governor’s income tax cut bill to Senate; Justice celebrates, prods Senate to cooperate
MORGANTOWN – The governor’s income tax cut proposal met overwhelming bipartisan support in the House of Delegates Thursday and headed to the Senate, where its shape and […]
State Senate pushes abortion bill amendments, passage to Friday; opponents raise concerns about provisions, process
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate pushed passage of the abortion law bill — HB 302 — until Friday, but it was still the chief topic of discussion […]
House overwhelmingly passes abortion bill; now in Senate on second reading
MORGANTOWN – As expected, the House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed the abortion law bill after long debate Wednesday, the third day of the special session originally called […]
House Finance OKs governor’s income tax cut bill, proposed amendments await
MORGANTOWN — The House Finance Committee approved the governor’s tax cut bill and sent it to the full House of Delegates on Tuesday. It saw its first […]
House Judiciary approves abortion bill; full House will vote on it on Wednesday
MORGANTOWN — The bill to clarify state abortion law cleared the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and heads toward a public hearing, debate on proposed amendments and […]
