By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square (The Center Square) – U.S. House members advanced the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, the must-pass annual Pentagon funding bill, in a 312-112 vote Wednesday. The roughly $901 billion compromise legislation, which now heads to the Senate, is $8 billion more than the White...

By Morgan Sweeney | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Wealthy foreigners looking to come to the U.S. and obtain permanent residency can now do so through President Donald Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ visa program, which promises expedited entry to vetted applicants who give $1 million to the U.S. The government launched...

By Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Del. Mike Jones, D-Richmond, won a Democratic firehouse primary Sunday for Virginia’s 15th Senate District, setting up a Jan. 6 special election to fill Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi’s seat. Jones defeated Del. Debra Gardner, D-Chesterfield, in an unassembled caucus run...

Screenshot By Greg Jordan The Register-Herald BECKLEY — A blizzard in parts of Greenbrier County and frigid weekend temperatures for the entire region were among the forecasts coming Tuesday from the National Weather Service’s offices in West Virginia. A blizzard warning was issued around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday for western Greenbrier County....

By Steven Allen Adams For The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON — House Speaker Roger Hanshaw and the Republican supermajority of the West Virginia House of Delegates laid out their Christmas list for the next legislative session in January focused on job creation and economic development. During a press conference in the...

Screenshot By Esteban Fernandez Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — Navigating the health care exchanges every year can be difficult, Jeremy Smith, program director for West Virginia Navigators, said. Not only are there a variety of plans to pick from, with varying deductibles, co-pays and insurance networks, low knowledge of insurance vocabulary...

By David Beasley | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Next year could be challenging for some state legislatures as they grapple with federal funding changes and tax revenue declines, the head of a national organization said Tuesday. After several years of strong revenue growth, some states are showing...

By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, under fire for failing to prevent a massive welfare fraud scheme in his state, was in Seattle on Tuesday as the special guest at Gov. Bob Ferguson’s fundraising luncheon, telling those in attendance Somalis were being "demonized"...

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Compliance and preparation for federal government audits of commercial driving license training providers is a business with a number of avenues to help across America. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently shared a database of 3,015 training providers for commercial...

Screenshot By Mike Tony Charleston Gazette-Mail The West Virginia Public Service Commission has scheduled a public comment hearing on a West Virginia American Water double-digit rate increase proposal panned by rate-payer advocates — after the PSC’s chairman signaled support for raising custom-er bills during another hearing last week. West Virginia American...