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ToggleWest Virginia Joins Multistate Settlements Over Generic Drug Price-Fixing
February 8, 2026
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced Tuesday that the state has joined dozens of others in reaching $17.85 million in settlements with two
House Bill on Foreign-Funded Ballot Advocacy Raises Concerns for Catholic and Antisemitism-Focused Groups
February 3, 2026
A bill advancing in the West Virginia Legislature would prohibit foreign nationals from contributing to or participating in state and local ballot measure campaigns,
West Virginia Bill Would Require Absentee Ballots to Arrive by 8 p.m. on Election Day
February 3, 2026
A bill introduced in the House of Delegates would tighten the deadline for counting absentee ballots mailed to county clerks.
Capito Signals Willingness to Defund ICE, Prioritize Only Violent Criminal Deportations
February 2, 2026
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) said Wednesday she is open to limiting funding and authority for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while Congress
Burkhammer Proposes Bill Regulating Collection Agency Wage Garnishments
January 29, 2026
A new bill sponsored by Delegate Adam Burkhammer (R-Lewis) would require debt collection agencies in West Virginia to give workers advance notice before garnishing
Jack Reger Enters Republican Primary for District 11 Senate Race
January 29, 2026
Buckhannon City Councilman and former Upshur County Schools Assistant Superintendent Jack Reger has filed to run for the West Virginia State Senate in District
John Overington, Fixture of West Virginia Conservative Politics, Dies at 79
January 28, 2026
John Overington, a pillar of West Virginia’s conservative movement and the state’s longest-serving lawmaker in the House of Delegates, passed away Tuesday, January 27,
House Bill Would Make Mayoral, City Council Elections Partisan Statewide
January 28, 2026
A West Virginia lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require all city council and mayoral elections to be partisan and prevent mayors from being