By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — After working on it in a subcommittee, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday recommended legislation limiting certain campaign finance information from public view, as well as a House of Delegates bill aimed at curbing assistance to help undocumented immigrants abscond from the[Read More…]

By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — Fairmont City Council appointed Donna Wade to its vacant district 5 at its regular meeting on Tuesday. Wade replaces Chuck Warner, who passed away last month. “I am the assistant chief at Marion County Rescue Squad here in Fairmont,” Wade said. “So,[Read More…]

By Charles Owens For The Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — A moratorium on exorbitant regional jail bills is now in effect in Mercer County. The county has been dealing with excessively high regional jail bills for several years now, and the January bill alone was $241,000. As a result, the[Read More…]

By Lizzy KarstenFor Strongrapport Charleston —Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and hopefully Cupid’s arrow can help warm hearts after weeks of cold weather in West Virginia.  Everyone knows the classic Valentine’s Day gifts: flowers, chocolate, stuffed animals and jewelry. It may feel too late to do anything but[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Intelligencer Charleston – A bill to move up the deadline for West Virginia’s county clerks to receive absentee ballots in time to be counted in primary and general elections was approved by the House of Delegates after lengthy debate. House Bill 4600, requiring all ballots[Read More…]

By Steve Allen AdamsFor The Intelligencer Charleston – With funding for West Virginia’s 55 county school systems in the spotlight, the Senate Education Committee began looking at bills to make reforms to the state’s complicated school aid formula. The Senate Education Committee recommended Senate Bill 801, increasing each school district’s[Read More…]

By Amber Phippsfor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – Parkersburg City Council voted 7-2 to approve the first reading of an ordinance approving a contract with Rumpke of Ohio for a subscription-based curbside recycling program Tuesday. Councilwoman Wendy Tuck and Councilman Chris Rexroad cast the dissenting votes on the[Read More…]

By Mike TonyFor HDMedia West Virginia lawmakers have before them legislation that would restrict the use of pesticides linked to toxic health effects and subject to outright bans elsewhere near schools throughout the state. But the Morrisey administration weighed in against the legislation in a recent committee meeting, siding with[Read More…]

By Rick Steelhammerfor HDMedia Three West Virginia barns that served as rustic billboards for Mail Pouch chewing tobacco in one of America’s earliest outdoor advertising campaigns are among eight properties from across the state that have been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the state Department of Tourism[Read More…]

By Mike TonyFor HDMedia West Virginia’s decision-makers are further rolling out a welcome mat for data center developers. But they’re keeping confidential to West Virginians what developers might be knocking on the state’s door — and what environmental baggage they might bring inside. A panel of West Virginia lawmakers on[Read More…]