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CHARLESTON — A bill advancing in the West Virginia Legislature would prohibit foreign nationals from contributing to or participating in state and local ballot measure campaigns, while imposing new certification, enforcement and litigation requirements on organizations involved in election-related activity. The proposal,

CHARLESTON — A bill introduced in the House of Delegates would tighten the deadline for counting absentee ballots mailed to county clerks. House Bill 4600, sponsored by Del. Rick Hillenbrand (R-Hampshire, 88), amends state law governing absentee voting to require that mailed

PARKERSBURG — 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 works to finalize a federal spending package, according a report from The Parkersburg News and Sentinel.

PARKERSBURG — 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 works to finalize a federal spending package, according a report from The Parkersburg News and Sentinel.

CHARLESTON — 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 wages and provide monthly statements showing balances owed. Burkhammer House Bill 4382, filed for consideration in

CLARKSBURG — Buckhannon City Councilman and former Upshur County Schools Assistant Superintendent Jack Reger has filed to run for the West Virginia State Senate in District 11. He submitted his paperwork Wednesday at the Secretary of State’s office in Clarksburg. Reger will

MARTINSBURG — 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, 2026. He was 79. Overington devoted 34 years to representing Berkeley County, leaving a legacy of

CHARLESTON — A West Virginia lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require all city council and mayoral elections to be partisan and prevent mayors from being appointed except in the case of vacancies. Willis House Bill 4080, filed by Del. Jimmy Willis,

BRIDGEPORT — Retired Army First Sgt. Joe Earley officially launched his campaign Thursday for the West Virginia Senate in District 12, pledging to bring “true conservative leadership” to Charleston and challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Ben Queen in the May 12 primary. Speaking

CHARLESTON — Legislation introduced by Del. Bill Flanigan (R-Ohio, 4) would impose sweeping regulations on artificial intelligence-generated, satirical memes, and digitally altered images, a proposal legal experts say is unconstitutional and modeled after a California law already struck down by a federal