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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –– The state Public Service Commission has announced a deal has been reached in the Hope Gas rate increase case that will affect 131,000 customers in 37 counties.
Kurt Krieger
The original Hope Gas proposal would have increased the base rate by 25% to 35% for customers totaling about $80 million. The settlement slashes the proposed increase nearly in half.
The increase will now be 21% on the customer resulting in $41.2 million in increased revenue. It’s believed the average

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission has stopped short from declaring the Mingo County Public Service District a distressed utility but has ordered improvements.
The Tuesday order requires the Mingo PSD to create and follow through on a 10-point corrective action plan to address customer complaints.
The PSC began a general investigation into the PSD in January after it stopped providing water to customers at the height of a snowstorm. The PSD staff said they were unable to

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito says she won’t agree to end the filibuster in the Senate even though President Donald Trump is strongly urging the Republican majority to do so to end the 36-day federal government shutdown.
Shelley Moore Capito
“I certainly understand his frustration,” Capito said after an appearance Wednesday on MetroNews “Talkline” that followed a breakfast meeting with the President Trump.
The filibuster rule requires 60 votes in the Senate to bring a bill

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Kanawha County Commission announced Tuesday its formal opposition to Mountaineer Gas Company’s request to the Public Service Commission for a rate increase, questioning why the utility needs it and highlighting the possible strain that would be put upon users.
Kanawha County Commissioner Lance Wheeler is among those vocally pushing back on the request because he says citizens are reaching out and expressing concerns.
Lance Wheeler
“We’re getting a lot of constituents

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The State Election Commission left its meeting on Wednesday in a forgiving mood, recommending reductions or waivers of penalties against nine political committees for delinquent campaign finance reports.
The commission heard testimony during the meeting from representatives for most of those groups before entering executive session to deliberate. In total, nine of the ten committees that filed requests for relief had their penalties decreased or eliminated, with the tenth