Senator Laura Wakim Chapman has resigned as chairwoman of the chamber’s Health and Human Resources Committee.
Her resignation letter, obtained from the Senate, makes reference to a disagreement with Senate President Randy Smith, although it goes into few details.
Laura Wakim Chapman
“Given your demand that I promise my support to you, I am hereby immediately resigning as Health Chair,” wrote Chapman, R-Ohio.
“I made a pledge when I ran for office that my vote belongs to the people of the

CHARLESTON, W.Va – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will make the final decision in an election fraud case that goes back more than three years.
Justices heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the state’s case against Jan Hite King and Kimberly Maynard, two former candidates for the Cabell County Commission accused of conspiring to seek office in a district they did not live in.
Following an investigation by the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office, then-Cabell County Prosecutor Sean

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is in need of long-term disaster case managers.
Catholic Charities of West Virginia Disaster Services Specialist Lora Pierce told the legislature’s Committee on Flooding Tuesday the state and various groups do a great job helping immediately after natural disasters but the long-term relief piece is currently lacking.
The Wheeling Fire Department swift water team on Big Wheeling Creek searching and helping clear debris from the Tunnel Green area. (Photo/WFD

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Huntington businessman Chris Miller is making another play for political office, announcing his candidacy to replace Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell, as the state senator for West Virginia’s fifth district.
Chris Miller
Miller, who ran for governor in 2024 and finished third in the Republican primary, does not like what he sees in the state’s financial future and wants an opportunity to do something about it.
“Because of the way the funding works for the Affordable Care Act and

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University executive staff, including the newly-hired provost and vice president of academic affairs, will attend the opening of the 60-day legislative session in Charleston Wednesday.
WVU President Michael T. Benson
President Michael T. Benson told members of the WVU Faculty Senate Monday that House Speaker Roger Hanshaw is looking for to meeting the new provost, Beverly Wendland, who is also very accomplished in the field of science and chemistry.
“We’ve been

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–It’s the eve of the 2026 Regular Legislative Session in Charleston
–SCOTUS to hear a transgender sports case today involving a West Virginia law
–Another key section of Corridor H is going out for bids
–In Sports; The Steelers’ season comes to an end in dismal fashion
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