Government
Gov. Justice pitches 50 percent income tax cut over 3 years
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice unveiled his most ambitious personal income tax proposal yet Wednesday: a...
Read moreW.Va. GOP-controlled Senate fast-tracks race, health bills
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Republican-dominated Senate in West Virginia fast-tracked two monumental health proposals and another bill that would...
Read moreWoelfel selected Senate Minority Leader
CHARLESTON, (Hinton News) - The elected Democrats in the West Virginia Senate met Tuesday to select their new Minority Leader...
Read moreW.Va. GOP increases majority as Dem lawmaker flips parties
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — One of a shrinking number of Democrats in the West Virginia Legislature announced Thursday that he...
Read moreWest Virginia to end COVID-related emergency order in 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday that West Virginia's state of emergency related to the COVID-19...
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Summers County’s unofficial elections results are in
SUMMERS COUNTY, (Hinton News) - The unofficial Summers County 2022 election results are in. All results are pending official canvassing, which...
Read moreOP-ED: Mike Caputo on recent abortion bill
“Radical Individualism.” That’s a term the controlling party of the Legislature uses to describe a woman’s desire to have the...
Read moreIn the House
Your legislature has now completed two special sessions. As you will recall the first was to deal with a bill...
Read moreVoter registration deadline announced for Nov. election
The voter registration deadline for the Tuesday, November 8, 2022, General Election will be Tuesday, October 18, 2022. All address...
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The Back Pew: September
A lady told me this week that she looks forward to my column because it’s the only place she can...
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