MORGANTOWN – The three-way Republican race for state attorney general has become a two-way race. State Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, announced Wednesday morning that he is leaving […]
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The importance of vaccinations
It’s late fall and all the seasonal illnesses are making their rounds: colds, flu, COVID, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other respiratory viruses and infections. Unfortunately, modern […]
Justice set us up for financial crisis
Recently, The Dominion Post Editorial Board met with Kelly Allen from the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, and she taught us a few things about […]
Legislators learn about shortage of EMS workers
MORGANTOWN – Legislators received a mountain of figures on Tuesday demonstrating that there aren’t enough EMS responders across the state. Delegate Joe Statler, R-Monongalia and co-chair of […]
November interims: Legislators get a look at nuclear power regulation and progress
MORGANTOWN — Legislators got a look at the permitting and safety side of West Virginia’s nuclear future on Tuesday — the last day of the November interim […]
Legislature takes interim meetings to Wheeling on Sunday: a preview
MORGANTOWN – State legislators will assemble for the November interim meetings starting Sunday, but they won’t be at the Capitol. They’re once again going on the road, […]
A look at campaign fundraising for state Senate 13th and 2nd districts
MORGANTOWN — Two candidates vying to succeed Sen. Mike Caputo in the state Senate 13th District have begun their fundraising. And in the 2nd District, incumbent Republican […]
Barbara Fleischauer announces campaign to return to the House of Delegates
MORGANTOWN – Former Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer aims to return to Charleston to serve in the House once again. Fleischauer, a Democrat, announced her 2024 campaign to […]
West Virginia’s two Republican parties
It was not that many years ago that the Republican Party in West Virginia was an afterthought. Democrats held supermajorities in both the House and Senate. Republicans […]
Rules exist for a reason
“Republic” refers to a government in which citizens elect representatives to govern according to the law. Thus, the supreme power of a democratic republic resides not in […]
