MORGANTOWN — In an effort to walk the line between getting its point across and not telling voters what to do in the voting booth, the Monongalia […]
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Reversing Roe v. Wade will make American democracy harder to fix
by Clive Crook If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, as the recently leaked draft opinion suggests, arguments over how to regulate abortion will move from […]
Political husband and wife pair retiring
KINGWOOD — Two of Preston County’s elected representatives, the Sypolts, won’t seek re-election and have decided to retire from the state legislature. There were a number of […]
Bills complete legislative journeys as special session ends; Evans comments on Senate president’s Nazi remarks
MORGANTOWN – The Senate redistricting bill and the House COVID-19 exemption bill completed their legislative journeys Wednesday evening. The Senate redistricting bill is SB 3034 and passed […]
W.Va.’s first official Juneteenth
“Emancipation Day.” “Freedom Day.” “Juneteenth Independence Day.” Tomorrow, West Virginia celebrates its first officially recognized Juneteenth after the Legislature passed SCR 4 in March recognizing June 19 […]
Jumpstart Act getting some local reactions
The learning gets a little loud in Don Robinette’s classroom at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center. All those clangs, rattles and chonks, you know. That’s because […]
House Education OKs bill to provide expedited means of teacher certification
MORGANTOWN – The GOP legislative supermajority is aiming to add another, expedited means to get certified teachers into classrooms. Monday afternoon, the House Education Committee approved a […]
