West Virginians need buses to get to work, medical appointments and grocery stores. Lawmakers advanced no new transit funding ...

Del. Vernon Criss, R-Wood, chairs the House finance committee on March 9. Photo by Perry Bennett / West Virgina Legislature Debate over issues West Virginians care about can last for hours during a 60 ...

As the 2026 session came to a close, many of the state’s biggest challenges, from rising power bills to public schools, saw ...

Coming from different walks of life, here’s the story behind why five people have decided to run on the Democratic ticket this year.

After Mountain State Spotlight reporting revealed gaps in how the state compensates kinship families and connects older foster youth to programs that help them succeed as adults, lawmakers have passed ...

A new law redacts a donor’s employer from campaign finance statements, making it harder to determine who is funding a politician.

Fifty-seven days into the West Virginia Legislature’s 60-day session, lawmakers have done little to pull some of the state’s public schools from the brink of financial collapse. Early in this session, ...

House Majority Whip Marty Gearheart, R-Mercer, speaks on the floor while debating the transfer rule in 2023. Photo by Perry Bennett/WV Legislative Photography. Lawmakers in the House of Delegates are ...

Lawmakers cleared a key hurdle Wednesday to free millions of dollars in the state’s medical marijuana fund. In October, Mountain State Spotlight reported $34 million collected from fees and taxes from ...