Easter Bunny Expected At Morrisey’s Inaugural Rhododendron Roll
West Virginia’s inaugural Rhododendron Roll will take place on the Governor’s Mansion Courtyard and Capitol Lawn on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Budget, Policy Expert Talks Microgrids And Tax Revenues
On this episode of The Legislature Today, microgrids are one of Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s top legislative priorities this year, and House Bill 2014 is the vehicle to bring more of them to the state. But county officials came to testify earlier this week against the diversion of local property taxes from those facilities to the state. Curtis Tate talks with Kelly Allen of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy about this issue.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHouse Votes To Send $62 Million More To Hope Scholarship
The House of Delegates passed a pair of bills today that would send more than $60 million to the Hope Scholarship. The bills first require a stamp of approval form the state Senate.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFamilies, Community Pay Respects To Those Killed In W.Va. Mine Disaster 15 Years Ago
It's been 15 years since the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. Family members and others from the community gathered over the weekend to remember those who lost their lives in one of the worst mining accidents of the past half century.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Nutrition Program Expands Services, Modernizes Practices
A program that helps low-income families purchase nutritious meals is modernizing its services to help participants access healthy food.
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W.Va. Power Plants Seek Trump Exemption From Air Pollution Rule
Mon Power’s Harrison and Fort Martin power stations, and Dominion Energy’s Mount Storm Power Station have sought a two-year exemption from the Trump administration for the Mercury and Air Toxics rule.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCapito: Next Stop, White House On Mine Safety And Health Cuts
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she raised the black lung issue with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last week and that she’d go to the president next.
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