Renewables and broadband among topics MORGANTOWN — Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and his Democratic challenger Natalie Cline recently met with The Dominion Post Editorial Board to field […]
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House of Representatives passes ACE Act, sending another impressive conservation bill to President Trump’s desk
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed America’s Conservation Enhancement Act on Thursday by a voice vote, effectively sending another piece of bipartisan conservation legislation to […]
U.S. Senate Republicans, Democrats, reverse roles from 2016 in naming, approving Ginsburg successor
MORGANTOWN — Shoes switch feet often in politics. The latest example is the U.S. Senate battle over the timing of approving a replacement for the late Justice […]
Capito, Manchin offer opposing views on failure of scaled-down COVID package
MORGANTOWN — Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin took opposite views on the not-unexpected failure of a scaled-down GOP COVID relief package to move in the […]
Virtual forum to show improvements to Congress.gov
Free and open to the public Newsroom@DominionPost.com The U.S. Library of Congress will host a virtual public forum focused on public access to legislative information through Congress.gov […]
Manchin tours Morgantown postal annex as part of effort to fight post office closures, cuts
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Joe Manchin capped a Friday tour of area U.S. Postal Service facilities with a stop at the Morgantown USPS Distribution Annex off Grafton Road. […]
University High graduate Margaret Everson tapped to lead National Park Service
MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown native and University High School graduate will be the next leader of the National Park Service. The Department of Interior, which oversees the […]
Manchin, Capito, share thoughts on HEALS Act as negotiations inch along
MORGANTOWN — Congressional talks on the next and possibly final COVID-19 relief bill, the $1 trillion HEALS Act, continue their progress – some would contend at a […]
COLUMN: Remember Aug. 4, 2020
“There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” Aldo Leopold The U.S. Forest Service was founded on Feb. 1, 1905. The Antiquities […]
State leaders, legislators air concerns, hopes for next federal COVID-19 aid package during Manchin virtual feedback session
MORGANTOWN — Inadequate broadband, still-struggling businesses and the governor’s one-man control of federal CARES Act money were among the issues state leaders and legislators raised with Sen. […]