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There are a host of local elections that will be decided by the May 14 primary. Many of these are judicial races that are nonpartisan and, subsequently, have no elimination

After a full day of wrangling and discussion, the West Virginia Legislature failed to pass the abortion bill it worked on all week. The two chambers had significantly different views on how it should proceed.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a motion Tuesday for a stay of a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of a state abortion law. If granted, the stay would be in place until the courts can decide on an appeal of the injunction.

A Kanawha County judge granted an injunction Monday denying enforcement of a 19th century law banning abortions. Following the ruling, the Woman’s Health Center of West Virginia announced publicly it will return to provide reproductive health care that includes abortions.

CHARLESTON — More than a dozen labor unions on Tuesday asked the West Virginia Supreme Court to overturn legislation passed in the 2021 regular session of the Legislature the unions