Since the state’s first dispensary opened in 2021, West Virginia’s medical cannabis program has collected roughly $34 million in taxes, licensing fees and interest. State law requires the money be used to create a medical cannabis research program, provide resources to residents with ...

WEIRTON — While efforts have been moving forward to transform the Upper Ohio Valley into a hub for carbon capture and sequestration, some are warning of the potential dangers related to the industry. Representatives of the FreshWater Accountability Project organized a public forum at the ...

WEIRTON — One week after voting it down, Weirton Council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance designed to establish new pay scales for the non-union employees of the municipality. Council met in a special meeting Tuesday, taking fewer than three minutes to cast a ...

CHARLESTON — The ability of companies owned by Jim Justice to pay taxes was a constant issue during his two terms leading West Virginia as its governor, and those issues have now followed Justice to the U.S. Senate. Over the weekend, Politico reported that Justice - the owner of more than ...

WELLSBURG — While Brooke County Commissioner A.J. Thomas was involved with a matter involving his role as attorney Tuesday, his fellow commissioners discussed steps that must be taken to fill his seat when he resigns next year. In September, Thomas announced he will step down from the ...

CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey praised an upgrade in West Virginia’s ratings outlook, but that same report included a warning about the state’s continuing loss of population, reliance on fossil fuel taxes and one-time funding allotments. S&P Global Ratings, an international ...