Ethics watchdog calls it “an obvious conflict of interest.” Plus, three U.S. senators seek information from Fundamental Data.

West Virginia House Speaker Roger Hanshaw is representing a second data center developer against a community group that is seeking to appeal an air quality permit previously approved by the state Depa...

IPP may become a special district, a move the Utah legislature hopes accelerates the state's search for its coal generators buyer.

College students traveled to the Capitol where they met with lawmakers to share their growing concerns over data center development.

After years of states pushing legislation to accelerate the development of data centers and the electric grid to support them, some legislators want to limit or repeal state and local incentives that…

Residents came to the Capitol with a message for their lawmakers: Community wellbeing must take priority over data center business interests.

A bill to keep the public from accessing certain information about political donors could soon become law after the House passed it.

The House approved new rules on how the West Virginia Department of Commerce will certify microgrids and high impact data centers.

For comparison, that’s almost as much as Rep. Ben Cline has on hand. It’s also almost twice as much as Shannon Taylor raised when she entered the 1st District race, which is considered …

The agency that distributed nearly half of all clean syringes provided to drug users in West Virginia last year will end its syringe service program next month.

Residents of Tucker County, West Virginia, worry how a proposed power plant will impact the economy and environment.

The Kanawha-Charleston Board of Health voted down an amendment to its clean indoor air regulations on Thursday that would have permitted casinos in the county to allow indoor cigarette smoking in 10%…

The state Supreme Court on declined to answer a certified question from the federal appeals court on a crucial aspect of the opioid case.

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the “full restoration” of services at NIOSH’s Respiratory Health Division.

The death toll from the floods that hit Kentucky over the last week has risen to six, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.  Those who have died are, according to Beshear: a 66-year-old Campbell County man...

An executive order President Trump signed to block state-level renewable-energy initiatives set off alarm bells among climate advocates.

New federal rule to limit coal miners’ exposure to silica dust — a leading cause of black lung disease — is being delayed from April 14 until August.

Miners in Central Appalachia who are responsible for digging up that coal are being left with fewer resources to protect them thanks to federal policies and cuts.

Another nail was hammered into the coffin of Certificate of Need repeal as the House members overwhelmingly voted down a motion to discharge the bill.

The House is considering a bill that would allow the Legislature to write its own rules for disclosing public records.

The West Virginia Senate passed a bill that would ban all diversity, equity and inclusion practices in state government and schools.

Eleven years after the chemical leak, lawmakers are considering a bill that would cut back on the mitigation efforts that were implemented.

As of this month, 503,637 West Virginians were supported by the program, according to  a state budget overview for the West Virginia Department of Human Services.

The West Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday rejected a bill that would have allowed businesses and corporations in the state to directly donate up to $2,800 — and potentially more, according to…

The House rejected a bill that would have allowed businesses and corporations to directly donate up to $2,800 to political candidates.

A Senate committee advanced a bill that, if adopted, will incentivize residents to report drug activity to police with monetary rewards.

The West Virginia Legislature's Bill Status Page

Lawmakers on the West Virginia House Health Committee on Monday voted down a committee substitute for a bill that would have, as it was proposed, repealed the certificate of need process statewide.…

State lawmakers a bill which would allow parents to opt out of the state’s school vaccine requirements on religious grounds.