The Federal Election Commission was unable to decide whether the West Virginia Republican Executive Committee could use proceeds from the sale of their former headquarters to make lease payments on their current headquarters.
“There were a couple of questions posed and they could come to agreement only on the second one,” said FEC spokesperson Judith Ingram [...]

West Virginia ranks in the bottom 10 for freedom in two out of four categories according to a recent study.
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University released a report recently, titled “Freedom in the 50 States: Index of Personal and Economic Freedom.” The report, written by William P. Ruger and Jason Sorens, is a first [...]

A bill that could help industries which use large amounts of electricity was passed today by the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Senate Bill 656 would create “special rates for energy-intensive industrial electric power consumers.” These rates would be established by the Public Service Commission.
Industries wishing to take advantage of the special rates would need to [...]

A bill that would create a public campaign financing pilot program for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals passed the Senate Judiciary Committee and was sent to the Senate floor.
House Bill 4130 creates a public campaign finance program for the 2012 election cycle which would be funded through attorney fees, special court fees and [...]

The West Virginia Republican Party could receive word as early as Friday, March 11, as to whether or not the leasing of their new headquarters is legal.
The Federal Election Commission released today two drafts of an advisory opinion it plans to present at a meeting next Friday. The commission will decide whether or not it [...]

Listen as State Sen. Erik Wells, D-Kanawha, pulls Senate Bill 686, which would have created a charter school program in West Virginia, from consideration by the West Virginia State Senate.

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Bob Morgenstern, Director for Organizing and Communications for the West Virginia chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, was asked for comment in regards [...]

The 2010 West Virginia Legislative Session is winding down and with so much going on it’s hard to cover it all. So West Virginia Watchdog brings to you audio from the floor sessions, where bills live and die and the debate happens.
House Bill 4652 would establish a school calendar committee for each county. Listen to [...]

Last week was not a good week for Republicans in the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Five times they tried to dislodge their bills – some controversial – out of the committees they were stuck in with discharge motions, only to be thrown into another dimension: the House inactive calendar. House Democrats, much like a matador [...]

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin announced today that the state would accept the South Charleston Technology Park from Dow Chemical. Watch the video below of the press conference. Read the press release below:

Gov. Joe Manchin today announced that the State of West Virginia is committed to revitalizing the South Charleston Technology Park and requested the [...]

In a speech Wednesday during an evening floor session of the West Virginia House of Delegates, Del. Jonathan Miller, R-Berkeley, encouraged fellow House members to support a bill that would ensure the freedom of citizens to choose their own health insurance.

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House Bill 3002, the Health Care Freedom Act, would ensure the right of [...]