A legal battle is brewing in West Virginia, as both Democrats and Republicans argue they have the legal right to fill a vacant state House seat. According to the Journal-News, "The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals set a deadline Friday for Gov.

West Virginia has been a conservative stronghold for over a decade, but it could see a shift even further to the right on social policies as one GOP governor replaces another. Patrick Morrisey, who will be sworn in as Justice's successor Monday ...

A legal fight is brewing over whether to appoint a Republican or a Democrat to the West Virginia House of Delegates seat previously held by Joseph de Soto after the former delegate-elect switched parties prior to facing felony charges for threatening fellow lawmakers.

SWORN IN -- West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey addresses the crowd at his ... Last year, Morrisey joined a crowded Republican field to run for governor, winning the May GOP primary and easily defeating his Democratic opponent, former Huntington Mayor ...

Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) was officially sworn into his seat Tuesday, putting Republicans closer to having their full 53-member majority.  Justice was sworn in by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa),

Justice was sworn in by Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley, and was joined by fellow West Virginia GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.

State Senate President Randy Smith named the rest of his new leadership team headlining into the 2025 legislative session, as well as the remainder of his major committee chairs and vice chairs, only retaining one senator from his predecessor’s tenure.

But when the bill comes up for a procedural vote in the Senate this week, it would need eight Democrats to vote with Republicans since incoming West Virginia GOP Sen. Jim Justice, who chose to ...

A legal fight is brewing over whether to appoint a Republican or a Democrat to the West Virginia House of Delegates seat previously held by Joseph de Soto after the former delegate-elect switched parties prior to facing felony charges for threatening fellow lawmakers.

House Republicans on Wednesday voted to vacate the seat of Joseph de Soto, a delegate-elect accused last month of threatening to harm and kill lawmakers. The decision will face a legal challenge from the state Democratic Party,

Gov. Patrick Morrisey continued to round out his cabinet Thursday, making new appointments and also proposing mergers for existing departments. During a press conference Thursday from the Governor’s Reception Room at the State Capitol Building,

As Democrats and progressives reach the acceptance phase of their grief, there is less uniformity in cooperating with the next Trump administration.