by Delegate Evan Worrell President Trump invited the leader of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to speak at the 2024 Republican National Convention. As a party, Republicans […]
Tag: WV Legislature
Big spending differences between candidates in three local state Senate races
MORGANTOWN – In three local state Senate races, one was very likely decided in an expensive primary. In another, an unopposed candidate saw a challenger emerge after […]
Tax cuts bring W.Va. to the brink
Gov. Jim Justice and the Legislature need to check their numbers before they send West Virginia into a financial tailspin. Right now, the state is looking at […]
Homeschools need more oversight
In the wake of 14-year-old Kyneddi Miller’s death earlier this year, two of the West Virginia Senate’s top Republicans are calling for a reevaluation — and possible […]
Preston 8th graders visit capitol with youth leadership seminar
Students learn how West Virginia’s government works Preston County students and teachers from Terra Alta/East Preston, Aurora, West Preston and South Preston returned from a three-day learning […]
Let voters decide on abortion directly
We’re not fans of special legislative sessions (which you already know if you regularly read our editorials). However, every once in a blue moon, they can be […]
Legislators get update on developing strategic plans for seven state-owned hospitals
MORGANTOWN – Department of Health Facilities Secretary Michael Caruso gave legislators an update last week on the latest effort to come up with some kind of plan […]
Special session could’ve been worse, could’ve been better
We have mixed feelings about the special session that ended Tuesday. It could have been worse (à la long, expensive ones of the past), but it could […]
Legislators frustrated with lack of answers on Hopemont incident that led to death of resident
Legislators tried to learn more on Tuesday about the January incident at Hopemont Hospital that led to a resident’s death, and expressed frustration they couldn’t get answers. […]
A look at the winners in contested area legislative primary races
MORGANTOWN – Only a handful of area state legislative races were competitive in Tuesday’s primary election. Here’s a look at those and a rundown of the other […]
