West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appointed his wife to the state school board after winning a decisive U.S. Senate race against ...

West Virginia state employees, including teachers, school staff, and administrators, are facing potentially large increases ...

Republicans first took the majorities in the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates 10 years ago after being in the ...

The measure never made it to the full Senate for a vote. (Will Price | West Virginia Legislative Photography) West Virginia lawmakers regularly cite the state’s population decline — or ...

Republicans have tightened their hold on the West Virginia Legislature, notching election wins that will relegate Democrats ...

(Will Price | West Virginia Legislative Photography) West Virginia’s financially-struggling public schools can’t afford to implement millions of dollars in safety upgrades, including secure ...

The measure never made it to the full Senate for a vote. (Will Price | West Virginia Legislative Photography) West Virginia lawmakers regularly cite the state’s population decline — or “brain drain” — ...

As Republicans easily won statewide races in West Virginia, the party’s super stronghold in the state Legislature grew on ...

Voters will also cast a ballot for one of the state’s two Senate seats. The West Virginia Senate race is between Democrat Glenn Elliott and Republican Jim Justice. The contest is for an open ...

Republicans first took the majorities in the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates 10 years ago after being in the ...

Alex Mooney (R) in the West Virginia Senate Republican primary, hinting that he was thinking about running for another term. But Manchin then announced his retirement in November of last year ...

a town of less than 30,000. The West Virginia Senate seat was expected to go back to Republicans from the moment Manchin decided to retire, given the state's deeply conservative politics.