West Virginia elected officials blocked efforts to tighten ethics rules and increase lobbying transparency 

One bill in West Virginia could’ve required lobbyists to reveal how much special interests and corporations pay them to convince lawmakers to vote their way. Another bill would’ve stopped energy company executives from walking immediately from...

Mixed drinks on tap bill heads to Senate

Rep. Dan Goughnour is pictured during an open house at his district office earlier this year. Bar owners in Pennsylvania are one step closer to being able to serve premixed cocktails on tap. The state House of Representatives recently passed...

Governor Morrisey signs Columbus Day proclamation

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Governor Patrick Morrisey has signed a proclamation officially designating October 13, 2025, as Columbus Day in West Virginia. In his announcement, Gov. Morrisey emphasized the state’s recognition of Christopher...

12 candidates vie to fill West Virginia Supreme Court seat vacated by Justice Tim Armstead

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Twelve candidates seeking to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia following the death of Justice Tim Armstead will be interviewed later this month in Charleston,...

WVU Faculty Senate continues focus on student enrollment

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Representatives of the West Virginia University faculty appear prepared to implement new strategies to help increase enrollment at the university. WVU Vice President for Enrollment Management Fabrizio D’Aloisio discussed plans...

Student Loans: Policy makers must lend support

Among the concerns for some of those worried about their finances amid a federal government shutdown, continued increasing inflation, high interest rates and an unsteady jobs market, is the burden of student loan repayment. In West Virginia, that...

States Tighten Rules on Foreign Influence and Political Spending

A growing number of states are limiting political spending by foreign nationals and “foreign-influenced” entities, with some proposals sweeping far beyond existing federal standards. Determining whether an entity is foreign-influenced can require...

A missing puppy led a veteran paramedic to launch a rescue drone company

Paramedic Eric Duckwall and his family named their German Shepherd-mix puppy Berkeley, after their hometown in West Virginia. She quickly became part of the family, spoiled and loved as all dogs should be, Duckwall recalls. But at just 4 months...

Cooperation needed to solve our problems

Among the concerns for some of those worried about their finances amid a federal government shutdown, continued increasing inflation, high interest rates and an unsteady jobs market, is the burden of student loan repayment. In West Virginia, that...

Get the Facts: Who’s served in the House and the Senate the longest?

There are no term limits for the United States Congress, and an analysis by the Get the Facts Data Team found that members of the 119th Congress have been in office for nearly two terms in the Senate and more than four and a half terms in the...

ACLU drops challenge to SC law that stopped transition-related medical treatments

COLUMBIA — A group of adults, children and their parents dropped a case challenging a South Carolina law that bars all gender transition treatments for youth and prevents taxpayer dollars from paying for procedures for adults. Last week’s decision...

Burden

Among the concerns for some of those worried about their finances amid a federal government shutdown, continued increasing inflation, high interest rates and an unsteady jobs market, is the burden of student loan repayment. In West Virginia, that...

ACLU drops challenge to SC law that stopped transition-related medical treatments

COLUMBIA — A group of adults, children and their parents dropped their challenge of a South Carolina law that bars all gender transition treatments for youth and prevents taxpayer dollars from paying for procedures for adults. Last week’s decision...

Politicians Fight Culture Wars, West Virginia Loses Jobs

A recent local news headline read: “Manufacturing plant moving from West Virginia to Ohio, creating new jobs.” This is an unfortunate sign of the times for our state, which has lost the job-creating momentum created after business-friendly...

West Virginia Democratic Lawmakers Plan ‘Kitchen Table’ Discussion in Wheeling Thursday

WHEELING — West Virginia’s Democratic lawmakers are coming to Wheeling this week to hear what the public has to say. The Democratic Executive Committees of the Northern Panhandle are joining together to host the “West Virginia Kitchen Table...

Iowa joins coalition backing Tennessee law to protect children from social media

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa joins a coalition of 34 states and the District of Columbia in support of a Tennessee law that aims to protect children from social media harm. The law alleges that social media companies use addictive and destructive...

Ten states have amended their voter ID laws so far this year — here’s what each state currently requires

Welcome to the Wednesday, Oct. 15, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ten states have amended their voter ID laws so far this year — here’s what each state currently requires U.S. Supreme Court to decide...

Morrisey says herd immunity will protect the public if religious exemptions for vaccines are upheld in court

CHARLESTON, W.Va . (WVVA) - In a press conference today, Governor Patrick Morrisey expressed his continued support of his religious vaccine exemption order. “45 states in the nation permit a religious exemption,” said Morrisey. “We’re trying to...

GOP Governors Ask Feds to Bar Abortion Funding

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has spearheaded a coalition of 10 Republican governors in formally asking the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to revoke Planned Parenthood’s eligibility under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. The...

West Virginia tourism tops $9B in annual economic impact for first time in state’s history

Chelsea Ruby The West Virginia Department of Tourism announced that the state has surpassed $9.1 billion in annual tourism economic impact for the first time. Visitor volume to the state reached 77.2 million, with those visitors spending $6.6...