Don Blankenship, political lightning rod and former coal titan who spent a year in jail on a mine safety conspiracy conviction, is running as a Democrat for […]
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Delegates examine changes to West Virginia elections laws
The House Judiciary Committee advanced a couple of bills affecting West Virginia election laws. The bills were left over from a Judiciary Committee agenda earlier in the […]
Public hearing over bill that could criminalize library content brings out books
The first speaker at a public hearing on opening West Virginia’s obscenity laws to prosecution of library representatives read right away from a book describing oral sex, […]
Hopefuls for Attorney General position file for candidacy
CHARLESTON — The race for Attorney General in West Virginia is shaping up. State Auditor J.B. McCuskey, state Sen. Mike Stuart, both Republicans, filed for the May […]
Mon Valley Mushrooms cultivates fungi —and a following
Wild mushrooms thrive in thickly wooded, damp environments. With its extensive forests and prodigious rainfall, West Virginia hosts a wonderfully rich diversity of these fungi. The West […]
Bill takes aim at election changes
CHARLESTON — Delegates Monday advanced a bill specifying the Legislature has the ability to bring legal actions against state government officials who make or attempt unauthorized changes […]
Justice, T-Mobile announce $200M W.Va. upgrades
During a press event at the West Virginia State Capitol Friday, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, along with T-Mobile executive Edwige Robinson, highlighted the impact of a […]
Pay raises for educators not a done deal
CHARLESTON — Pay raise bills for West Virginia educators passed their first committee hurdle with a more ambitious proposal than what had been publicly discussed up to […]
Tax credit could be an incentive to keep physicians in West Virginia
CHARLESTON — Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo, who is also a pulmonologist, supports a bill that would establish a tax credit for physicians who locate to West […]
Courts ask for $160M budget
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s court system is asking for $160,244,954 for the coming fiscal year, an amount that reflects increased costs — but that also might require […]
