Join the Art Museum of WVU on Friday from 5-7 p.m. for the opening reception of its fall exhibits centering civic engagement through artwork of various mediums. […]
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Guest essay: Make your voices heard
by Judy Ball 2024 is an important election year, and the League of Women Voters wants everyone — yes, everyone — to vote. We want you to […]
W.Va.’s political red wave rolls on
The red wave of Republican Party registration continues to wash over West Virginia. The latest figures show that 44 of the state’s 55 counties have more Republicans […]
Exec order isn’t an election takeover
The way West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner talks about President Biden’s Executive Order No. 14019, you would think the executive branch was trying to wrest […]
Mass purges are the new voter suppression
by Michael Waldman The United States still has one of the world’s most decentralized voter registration systems. We want voter rolls to be up to date and […]
Squabbling Legislature sends handful of bills to the governor on Day 59; Senate adopts resolution honoring Edith Levy
(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include language from the final version of SR 6, honoring Edith Levy.) MORGANTOWN – The state House and Senate […]
House booze bill prompts Senate to stop and take a think
MORGANTOWN – Senate Judiciary chair Charles Trump spent several minutes explaining the minutiae of a 55-page, much-amended booze bill on Wednesday. Following the long briefing, Sen. Randy […]
House Judiciary advances U.S. motto, indecent exposure, sexual contact with minors, voter registration bills to House floor
MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary Committee moved four Senate bills to the House floor on Thursday – and all are on first reading on the House floor […]
Decide where our state is going
A recent commentary (DP-02-11-24) discussed the choices we have in responding to today’s political turmoil. We can be fatalistic. Or, “we can look at it as a […]
House adopts two resolutions condemning, prohibiting euthanasia
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates held an extended debate on the topic of euthanasia on Thursday, advancing two resolutions on the topic. Delegate Pat McGeehan, R-Hancock, […]