By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — People interested in serving the public by becoming poll workers for the upcoming May primary election are being encouraged to contact their local county clerk’s offices. Mercer County Clerk Verlin Moye said his office is seeking people interested in becoming poll[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia Republican Executive committee voted for an amended resolution to close the Republican primary to unaffiliated voters beginning in 2026, allowing unaffiliated voters to vote this May. The committee also selected Dr. Matt Herridge, a Vienna[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram WASHINGTON, DC — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Friday he plans to hold hearings to investigate the Biden administration’s announcement of a temporary pause of pending decisions on exports of liquefied natural gas to non-fair-trade countries. Manchin, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. made a stop in the Mountain State on Saturday, to address some 1,000 supporters gathered at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center for the “Show Your Independence” voter rally.  After withdrawing from the Democratic party[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Committee of Government Organization, on Thursday, advanced three bills, generally administrative in purpose. The first bill considered, SB 402, seeks to authorize the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) to teach concealed carry courses within the State of West[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Workforce Committee, on Friday, heard a presentation from Workforce West Virginia Executive Director Jeffrey Green, regarding the current labor market.  Prior to the start of Green’s presentation, committee members advanced SB 493. Sponsored by Sen. Laura Chapman, R-Ohio, SB[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association Staff Report UPDATE: This article has been updated to correct a spelling error in the photo caption for Justice William R. Wooton. CHARLESTON, W.Va – During a Thursday press conference held at the West Virginia Law Library in Charleston, Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice Tim[Read More…]

By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A bill that would prevent prescription drug manufacturers from denying, restricting or prohibiting the acquisition of a 340B prescription drug to safety net providers and contract pharmacies has advanced in the West Virginia Legislature.  The committee substitute for SB 325[Read More…]

By Logan Cottrell, The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The former Adamston Elementary School will be repurposed for another education venture later this year, officials said. Retired Brig. Gen. Christopher Walker, chair of the Clarksburg Classical Academy board of directors, said they have been working on a project with Accel[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Legislature’s oversight commission overseeing West Virginia’s three new health and human resources departments could soon be able to receive close-door briefings on sensitive cases with a law passed by the House of Delegates Thursday. House Bill 4595,[Read More…]