Duncan Slade

Founded when education was segregated, West Virginia’s Black universities won’t change under Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s DEI ban.

House Speaker Roger Hanshaw said he’s worried about the state being able to afford the price. Republicans have not introduced legislation to cap the program.

Lawmakers want to give teachers power to remove troubled elementary schoolers, but they don’t have a plan for what happens to the kids.

Morrisey inherits a state budget shortfall. He plans to find places to cut within government agencies to pay for already-enacted and future tax cuts.

Multiple times, legislative auditors have warned that changes were being made to the Capitol without proper approval under confusing state laws.

On Tuesday, voters across the state selected the candidates who will run in the November general election.

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WVU’s Board of Governors approved cuts to dozens of programs and 143 faculty positions to help fix a $45 million budget shortfall.

State lawmakers have supported program cuts and layoffs at West Virginia’s flagship university, guided by last year’s performance-based funding formula.

A bill that would hire 2,500 teachers aides to improve child literacy in West Virginia went through some unusual legislative maneuvering.

West Virginia has the highest rate of child marriage in the country. A bill that passed the House today would ban the practice.

West Virginia lawmakers advanced a bill that critics say could legalize LGBTQ discrimination on religious grounds.

Lawmakers suspend legislative rules pretty frequently to speed up the process.

Gov. Justice said he would be open to compromise with state Senators in order to get a tax cut passed before the end of the session

West Virginia lawmakers have moved a bill that would increase regulation of residential drug treatment facilities, citing use by out-of-state residents.

Here’s what Justice said on the car tax, public schools and abortion on Wednesday. Also, the term-limited governor hints at a run for U.S. Senate.

Dan Lawton, Allen Siegler and P.R. Lockhart have been hired by Mountain State Spotlight to cover economic and public health issues in West Virginia.

West Virginia legislators have repeatedly cut funding for higher education, transferring the cost to students,