Release from the Office of West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner: Charleston, W.Va.– Secretary of State Mac Warner took time today to congratulate West Virginia’s 55 county clerks for achieving a remarkable milestone relating to voter list maintenance. Over the last four years, more than 313,000 outdated, duplicate, deceased, out of state or convicted[Read More…]

Release from the Office of the West Virginia Governor Jim Justice: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission will receive applications immediately for the vacancy on the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit serving the County of Kanawha. The deadline for application and submittal of letters of recommendation is April 1, 2021. If the[Read More…]

Release from the Office of U.S. Senator for West Virginia Joe Manchin: Ambassador Burns was confirmed unanimously Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), voted to confirm William Burns as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). “Today I voted to confirm my good friend, Ambassador William Burns,[Read More…]

Release from the Office of the West Virginia Governor Jim Justice: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has directed the West Virginia Tax Department to extend the West Virginia income tax filing and payment deadline until Monday, May 17, 2021, to correspond with the federal government’s recent tax filing[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As lawmakers consider making changes to state party executive committees, questions remain about two votes held last week to choose a new chairperson of the West Virginia Republican Party. According to a review of audio from last Saturday’s West[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill designed to develop carbon capture infrastructure throughout the United States has gained broad support from West Virginia’s congressional delegation. Announced Wednesday, the Storing CO2 And Lowering Emissions [SCALE] Act would support the buildout of infrastructure to transport carbon dioxide from sites of[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The state Senate unanimously approved on Friday a resolution urging the governor and West Virginia’s Congressional delegation form a task force to persuade president Biden to repurpose and save the soon-to-be closed Mylan plant. Sen. Mike Caputo, D-Marion, is lead sponsor of[Read More…]

By Taylor Stuck, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the fifth time in as many years, a bill to permit first responder agencies to offer workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder is heading to the West Virginia House of Delegates floor. House Bill 3107 unanimously passed the Judiciary Committee[Read More…]

By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite their approval Wednesday of what’s likely the nation’s broadest non-public school vouchers program, West Virginia lawmakers may not be finished providing financial benefits for private- and home-schooling. The House Education Committee advanced Thursday legislation that would allow private- and home-schooling families to reduce[Read More…]