3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (368+ words) Delegate Hollis Lewis proposes amending West Virginia legislative rules to guarantee every lawmaker a set number of committee bill hearings. By Delegate Hollis Lewis, West Virginia’s 57th House District Voters send 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 Senators (134 total), to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (885+ words) “We have transparency and term limit bills waiting to be heard. This is what this body is going to consider?” The Aug. 3 Charleston City Council meeting began on a high note, celebrating George Washington High School’s baseball team for capturing…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (368+ words) Lewisburg Mayor Beverly White continues her leadership across West Virginia as Chair of Region 4 Planning & Development. Read her story on Black By God. When Beverly White became Lewisburg’s first Black mayor in 2019, she made history in the community she had…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (387+ words) More than 8,400 poll workers are needed to help administer West Virginia’s General Election on November 3. In recognition of National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, WV Secretary of State Kris Warner announced that his Office will host a Poll Worker Recruitment Booth…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (351+ words) Elliott Pritt, the now former Fayette County public school teacher and Republican legislative representative – during a court appearance on Monday – waived his right to preliminary and detention hearings, meaning he will remain in federal incarceration. Shortly thereafter, Pritt submitted a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (392+ words) WV Delegate Elliott Pritt arrested on federal charges for enticing a 15-year-old student. Read the criminal complaint details, party responses, and political context. In January of 2024, Del. Elliott Pritt, R-Fayette, faced a primary challenge from Austin Haynes, the disgraced former…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (453+ words) By Kenny Matthews | WV Criminal Law Reform Coalition The rallying cry of the state. But in criminal law, mountaineers are seldom free. According to the Prison Policy Initiative, West Virginia has an incarceration rate of 674 per 100,000 residents, making it higher…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (24+ words) BBG Tech joins the TechConnect West Virginia cohort! Discover how this partnership is accelerating tech-driven economic development and innovation in the Mountain State....

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (65+ words) West Virginia lawmakers push new initiatives to support startups. From HB 4950 to a proposed Office of Entrepreneurship, discover how WV is opening doors for innovation....

4+ mon, 42+ min ago   (477+ words) Menthol tobacco wasn’t just marketed. It was targeted. For decades, tobacco companies heavily promoted menthol cigarettes in Black communities through neighborhood advertising, sponsorships, music culture, and strategic pricing. What looked like strategic marketing was also a long-term public health issue…...