FAIRMONT — Social issues vs. public investment developed as the central theme of this past legislative session.

State lawmakers from Marion County discussed the 2024 legislative session as part of a luncheon held by the Marion County Chamber of Commerce. The luncheon was dedicated to providing attendees with a snapshot of what local politicians accomplished this legislative session as well as what issues dominated the agenda.

“I’m not terribly happy with this legislative session, I don’t think

FAIRMONT — Marion County Democrats meet this Saturday to select delegates for the state convention and begin hammering out a 2024 platform.

The convention will take place at LIFE United Methodist Church at noon. Participation is open to all Marion County residents who are registered as Democrats, but the public is welcome to attend as observers.

“It’s a great opportunity for us to come together as Democrats in Marion County, within our communities specifically, and to figure out what the actua

FAIRMONT — West Virginia’s retiring Senator, Joe Manchin, broke third party hearts everywhere last month.

At a press conference in Morgantown, he revealed he had no plan to go down in history as the Senator who threw the election to Trump as a third party presidential candidate. While that was the top story from the conference, Manchin also revealed ideas which if he follows through on in his life as a private citizen, might be more meaningful and consequential than a third party run.

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MORGANTOWN — Sen. Joe Manchin reframed American politics past the ideological clashes between Democrats and Republicans seen in Congress on Friday in Morgantown.

Manchin stopped by Vantage Ventures as part of his larger listening tour across the country, where he also announced he would not act as a spoiler for the presidential race. However, Manchin laid out the intellectual foundations for a movement dedicated to bringing a third party into electoral politics.

“The political parties are not

CHARLESTON — Last year, freshman state delegate Mike DeVault, R-Marion County, was eager to get to work in Charleston, but like a high school student fighting sleep after a long night slumbering, the legislative process itself was less than ready to hit the ground running.

“When we got there, there wasn’t a lot in the pipeline,” DeVault said. “So the first week, week and a half, we had bills that were being introduced. But they had to go through the committees, had to go through the whole proce