By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the waning hours of the 2022 Legislative Session, the West Virginia Legislature finished work on a bill that lawmakers said is one more significant step toward ensuring West Virginians have reliable internet access. With 14 minutes to spare during a grinding[Read More…]

The Intelligencer The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s quest to keep performing even in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic earned it special recognition from West Virginia state government. Earlier this month, the WSO was presented with the West Virginia Governor’s Award for Resiliency in the Arts at a ceremony at the[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON — The gavel came down at midnight Saturday, bringing the second session of the 85th Legislature to a close for the year with the House of Delegates engaging in lengthy debates that slowed things down. The House began the day Saturday debating Senate[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The final chaotic minutes in the state Senate Saturday night saw stumbles, miscommunication, two controversial bills passed in a rush and one – the Anti-Racism Act – apparently pass only to learn it hadn’t. At 11:52 p.m., the Senate took up SB[Read More…]

By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature’s annual regular legislative session ended Saturday night. Lawmakers considered multiple education bills this year, and only the stroke of midnight revealed which ones had passed or failed. Here’s what happened to some the Gazette-Mail had been following: Passed,[Read More…]

By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A $3 million grant to install a gas line on John Nash Boulevard in Bluefield has “finally crossed the finish line.” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., who championed the grant, said it is part of a $241 million congressionally directed spending[Read More…]

By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey continues to object to the second national settlement agreement reached with Purdue Pharma, the company faulted for the opioid crisis. A bankruptcy court judge approved a $4.5 billion settlement last year to end all claims against[Read More…]

BECKLEY, W.Va. – The board and staff of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) expressed its gratitude to its Congressional delegation upon approval this week of the Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes multiple community and economic development projects in Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh, and Summers counties.[Read More…]

By Matthew Young, WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – As the West Virginia legislature moves ever closer to the conclusion of the 2022 session, third readings once again prompted heated debate on the House floor. Delegates spent more than two hours deliberating five bills, with only one bill being[Read More…]

By Autumn Shelton, WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Forty-three bills on third reading passed the West Virginia Senate on Friday, including an amended bill referencing a recent executive order by Gov. Jim Justice that bans the sale of Russian-produced liquor in the state.  According to Sen. Charles[Read More…]