New Battlefield Site Replacing Dilapidated Harpers Ferry Buildings
Five derelict buildings in Harpers Ferry are being torn down beginning this month. A new battlefield landscape will take their place.
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W.Va. Congressional Redistricting Map Sent To Governor
A congressional redistricting map that would pit two incumbent U.S. House members from West Virginia in the 2022 Republican primary has been sent to Gov. Jim Justice.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHouse, Senate Make Progress As Redistricting Efforts Continue in Special Session
Lawmakers working in special session this week in Charleston made progress Wednesday on federal and state redistricting efforts. Those include a new House map of 100 single-member districts and one in the Senate that divides the state into two Congressional districts — north and south.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers Move Proposed Redrawn Maps Through Legislative Process
West Virginia lawmakers endorsed proposed maps of congressional and state legislative districts during the second day of a special session on redistricting.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPublic Hearings On Congressional Redistricting Begin This Week
The West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Committee on Redistricting has announced the format for public hearings on redistricting, which are set to begin this week.
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Looking Ahead To Redistricting: How W.Va.’s Loss Of A Congressional Seat Might Affect What’s Next
As federal officials reported Monday, West Virginia lost 3.2 percent of its population since the 2010 Census — the highest rate of population loss in the entire nation. With the state moving from three seats in the U.S. House to two, its likely two Republican incumbents will be pitted against one another in a 2022 primary.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Redistricting Resulted in Simple Swap
The complicated redistricting process prompted by population shifts resulted in one simple change in West Virginia's congressional districts. After two…
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