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WV Speaker Hanshaw vows ‘we will remember’ after Morrisey targets House members in elections
West Virginia WatchAmelia Ferrell Knisely and Lori KerseyMay 13, 2026 Speaker Hanshaw Vows, “We will remember.” Fourteen incumbent House members are projected to lose their primary races, including some who were at odds with the governor. Tuesday’s election night shook up the West Virginia House of Delegates with a projection of 14 Republican incumbents losing…
Read MoreState Sen. Tom Willis Files GOP Primary Challenge Against Capito in U.S. Senate Race
Mountaineer Journalby George LujackJanuary 17, 2026 CLARKSBURG — West Virginia state Sen. Tom Willis filed paperwork with the West Virginia Secretary of State to run for the U.S. Senate, launching a Republican primary challenge against Sen. Shelley Moore Capito before a press conference in Clarksburg. Willis, a Republican from Berkeley County, framed his candidacy as a…
Read MoreWest Virginia sees largest drops in student enrollment in the nation
Parkersburg News and SentinelAugust 6, 2025Steven Allen Adams CHARLESTON — Driven in part by the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing since, student enrollment at West Virginia’s public schools saw some of the largest drops in the nation. According to a June report by the Reason Foundation, a libertarian public policy research non-profit, West Virginia was one…
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