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West Virginia’s House of Delegates could do away with public hearings on bills under new rules
Under the proposed new rules, public hearings would be replaced by a public comment period built into a revamped committee ...
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Pole disputes are slowing West Virginia’s broadband rollout. Other states may have found a fix.
A pole replacement fund was proposed by West Virginia lawmakers in 2022 but was removed before it could make it to the ...
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Reporter Erin Beck takes new role at Mountain State Spotlight covering public health in West Virginia
This is a new role at the organization for Erin, who previously covered community issues in West Virginia. Erin has covered ...
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Department of Justice extends scrutiny of West Virginia’s foster care programs as state fails to show required improvements
The agreement between the Department of Justice and the state Department of Human Services was set to expire last month, but ...
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Senator Jim Justice was sworn in on Tuesday. The next day, he skipped his first two floor votes.
Justice promised to help the Republican effort to crack down on immigrants. He just missed two votes on a key GOP bill on the issue.
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West Virginia’s Inspector General investigates abuse allegations and financial fraud. Her office is understaffed and underfunded.
As fiscal conservatives prepared to be sworn in for the legislative session, and in coming months, develop a state budget, the head of the office that investigates abuse at hospitals and nursing homes ...
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As governor, Morrisey will try to pay for Justice’s tax cuts. And he plans to double down.
Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Gov.-Elect ...