By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Despite claims to “drain the swamp” and cut wasteful government spending, and despite the efforts of Elon Musk and a new Department of Government Efficiency, federal agencies spent billions of dollars on a range of programs, including millions experimenting...

By Andrew Rice | The Center Square (The Center Square) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday he will not seek a third term in 2026. Walz was first elected to the position of Minnesota governor in 2018 after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning since 2007. He ran...

Screenshot From the Times West Virginian CHARLESTON — Four Girl Scouts from West Virginia will represent their fellow Girl Scouts, Appalachia and the United States at the 70th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York City, March 6-4. The annual commission brings together youth, leaders, policymakers and...

By Joselyn King The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING — In 2026, it may be an off-year election in the Mountain State, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t offices on the ballot across West Virginia and a need for qualified candidates for public service. Election filing season in West Virginia begins...

By Steven Allen Adams The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — An early morning raid of Venezuela ordered by President Donald Trump that seized the nation’s president and his wife has raised questions about its legality, but most Republican lawmakers, including West Virginia’s congressional delegation, have expressed support for the attack....

By Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square (The Center Square) – A Virginia law governing who qualifies for in-state tuition and certain forms of state financial aid is now the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. The lawsuit was filed Dec. 29 in the U.S....

Screenshot By Mike Tony Charleston Gazette-Mail Friday marks 20 years since an explosion at the Sago Mine in Upshur County left 12 coal miners dead after trapping 13. The disaster prompted the nation’s most recent major mine safety law in 2006. The law, the bipartisan MINER (Mine Improvement and New Emergency...

Screenshot By Greg Jordan Bluefield Daily Telegraph RAVENCLIFF – Authorities are still awaiting test results which could help determine whether the hidden grave of a soldier who disappeared 62 years ago has finally been found. Searchers gathered Nov. 7 at Little Bolt Mountain, a Wyoming County community, to see if specially-trained...

By Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square (The Center Square) – As the new year rings in, Virginia and Maryland are rolling out a new set laws taking effect Jan. 1. In Virginia, the changes include a mix of laws passed during the last General Assembly session and updates already scheduled...

By Andrew Rice | The Center Square (The Center Square) - Lawmakers have sharply criticized the United States' takeover of Venezuela on Saturday. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will run Venezuela "until such a time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition." Trump's announcement followed U.S. strikes...