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House Finance Committee Begins First Look At Morrisey’s Tax Cut Bill

CHARLESTON – The House Finance Committee is likely to make changes to Gov. Patrick Morrisey's bill enacting a 10% cut in personal income tax rates. The House Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday morning on Senate Bill 392 and will consider a strike-and-insert amendment to the bill on ...

New Sheetz Taking Shape in Moundsville

MOUNDSVILLE – The new Moundsville Sheetz gas station is quickly taking shape along W.Va. 2 across from Walmart. A plaza of shops and a former restaurant building all were razed to make space for the new gas station. The steel structure for the building started going up not long after the ...

Immigrant In Morgantown Reacts To War In Iran

The war between U.S.-Israel and Iran that broke out this weekend has sparked reaction from the Iranian diaspora, people who are calling for peace and protection of civilians, as many Iranians, including children, have been killed or displaced by military action. “It's hard to say what is ...

Crossover Day: House of Delegates Works Through Long List Of House bills

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia House of Delegates slogged its way through a lengthy agenda, staying on the floor from morning through late afternoon to get its bills sent to the state Senate to meet Wednesday's Crossover Day deadline. The House voted on 56 bills on Wednesday, the last day to ...

Senate Supports Phased-in Community-Based Child Welfare System

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate overwhelming supported a bill aimed at transferring some child welfare services to private entities, though both of the Senate's Democratic members said the bill would add to the state's child welfare crisis. The state Senate passed Senate Bill 937, ...

Capito: Trump Within Rights To Carry Out Strikes On Iran

PARKERSBURG – The United States is dealing with an aggressive regime that has repeatedly targeted Americans, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday in discussing recent military strikes against Iran. Capito, R-W.Va., spoke to reporters from across the state during a telephone press ...