Jun. 12—MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom on Wednesday said he believes the “Expert Panel Policy ” recently released by the West Virginia First Foundation is unrealistic and a troubling early sign of unnecessary bureaucracy from the body tasked with distributing the state’s opiate settlement dollars. Bloom has led the West Virginia First Foundation […]
Welcome to your Sunday Under the Dome newsletter all about the governor’s race. Dawn Vaughan here, The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. How much money to spend on public education has long been a partisan issue in North Carolina. Democrats want to follow the guidance from the long-running Leandro court case on funding public […]
Convoys with hundreds of angry farmers driving heavy-duty tractors created chaos outside the European Union’s headquarters on Thursday, demanding leaders at a summit provide relief from rising prices and bureaucracy. Farmers pelted police in Brussels with fireworks, eggs and beer bottles through thick smoke from burning bales of hay. Security forces used water cannons to […]