MORGANTOWN — Tuesday’s primary election will see a handful of competitive races for area state legislative seats — a few will sail through to face an opponent […]
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ABCA agrees to honor the spirit of PODA law; lawmakers must still fix the letter
The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration announced recently it would honor the intent of the Legislature’s 2024 update to the private outdoor designated area law instead […]
Home-schooled girl found dead. When will enough be enough?
Last week, a 14-year-old girl was found dead in her Boone County home. Her body was “skeletal” and “emaciated,” and it’s reported she starved to death. Her […]
No one hates their jobs more than West Virginia workers
Data released in March suggests that West Virginians hate their jobs more than anyone else in the nation. We’re not surprised. First, about the data: The career […]
A look at campaign finances for three local state Senate races
MORGANTOWN – In three local state Senate races, only one features a primary election race. Two feature Senate committee chairs. And two will essentially be decided in […]
A look at campaign finances for 5 Mon County House of Delegates races: only one has a primary contest
MORGANTOWN — Ten people are seeking election to five House of Delegates seats representing Monongalia County. Only one seat — the 82nd District — has a primary […]
Legislators messed up PODA. They need to fix it
The thing about legalese — that strange, mysterious language of laws and binding contracts — is that all it takes is one misplaced punctuation mark, one misspelled […]
With solar veto, Justice put self ahead of state
Gov. Jim Justice went on a vetoing spree last week, shooting down the vaccine exemption bill but also killing the research funding for the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute […]
House Democrats talk special session priorities
BY MIKE NOLTING West Virginia House Democrats are presenting a list of items they want on a special session agenda. House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, said […]
Regular session is over
What did we actually get? The 2024 legislative session is history and it appeared to be largely an act of Schadenfreude — that malicious pleasure some people […]
