Editor-in-Chief, Mountaineer Journal
CHARLESTON, WV — In an exclusive interview with Mountaineer Journal, a republican female delegate in the West Virginia legislature has accused Del. Mike Caputo (D-50) of shoving her in an incident that occurred on the house floor last week. Del. Sharon Lewis
CHARLESTON, WV — On Friday, Del. Mike Caputo (D-50, Marion) kicked the House of Delegates door open in a violent rage, injuring the doorkeeper and sending him to the hospital. During the prayer and pledge of allegiance, doorway activity is supposed to
CHARLESTON — On Tuesday, the West Virginia House of Delegates voted to kill the omnibus education bill that would have provided a pay raise to teachers and school workers, but permitted charter schools to open in West Virginia. The House voted 53-45 to
CHARLESTON, WV — On Monday, union leaders representing the WVEA, AFT-WV, and WVSSPA announced at a scheduled press conference that teachers will go on strike statewide. The strike will begin tomorrow, in response to the education reform bill currently before the West
LOGAN, WV — Just 10 days after officially announcing and submitting his resignation from the West Virginia state senate, former state Sen. Richard Ojeda (D) dropped out of the presidential race on Friday. “When I was a kid in grade school, my
CHARLESTON — On Tuesday, Delegates Carl “Robbie” Martin (R-Upshur), Patrick Martin (R-Lewis), and Caleb Hanna (R-Webster) announced they plan to introduce a bill that would divert $10 million from the state’s current $185 million surplus to help President Donald Trump build a
BUCKHANNON — On Monday, in an interview with My Buckhannon, Sen. Bill Hamilton (R-11) announced plans to establish an internet sales tax, along with passing an 81.82 percent tax increase on property and casualty insurance. An internet sales tax will place an
CHARLESTON — On Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice presented the 2019 State of the State address, calling for tax cuts, pay raises for state employees, and “Jim’s Dream” to combat West Virginia drug epidemic. “Today, we have things that are so good: surpluses, no
WESTON — On Monday, Delegate Patrick Martin (R-46) donated the remaining amount of his campaign funds to buy lunch for the senior citizens at the Lewis County Senior Center. In a statement to Mountaineer Journal, Martin expressed his motivation to purchase meals
BUCKHANNON — On Thursday, Buckhannon Pride (which is the local LGBT activist group that pushed for Ordinance 434) blasted all council-members who voted against the proposed policy, accusing them of being “homophobic.” “A roadblock but we see u homophobic councilmen and will
