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West Virginia Wasp

HD-78 Candidate Removed from Ballot After Court Challenge Reveals Residency Problem
Sawyer Dennison spent months knocking doors in a Morgantown legislative district he may never have legally lived in. On Thursday, a judge made it…
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The GOP Senate Civil War, Part 3: The Sleepers, the Specials, and the Rest of the Board
This is Part 3 of a three-part series examining the 2026 West Virginia Republican Senate primaries.
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THE PRIMARY IS THE ELECTION
How West Virginia's closed Republican primary is becoming the only vote that matters, and what that means for the state's future
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CAUGHT ON THE FLOOR: Fluharty's Federal Law Bluff Falls Apart in Real Time During HB 4600 Debate
The House Minority Whip cited a federal voting law to kill an election integrity bill. There was just one problem: the law didn't say what he claimed it…
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The 2026 WASPY Awards: West Virginia Politics' Best, As Decided by the People Who Know
The WV WASP readers have spoken. Here are the winners.
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The GOP Senate Civil War, Part 2: The Races That Will Decide the Senate
This is Part 2 of a three-part series examining the 2026 West Virginia Republican Senate primaries.
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Final Voting NOW OPEN for the 2026 WASPY Awards
See below to make your picks!
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Marshall Reverses Course on Women’s Swim Team. The Timing Is No Coincidence.
The Marshall University Board of Governors called a special meeting Wednesday morning.
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Sixty Days, Midnight, and a Photograph in the Hallway
A Final-Hours Reckoning: What the GOP Supermajority Did — and Didn't Do — in the Closing 48 Hours of the 2026 Session
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Introducing the WASPYS: West Virginia's Own "Oscars" for Legislators!
Get ready to roll out the red carpet!
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Fat Possums Run at Midnight
Senate Judiciary Chairman Tom Willis (R-Berkeley) secretly amended a House bill late at night on March 12, 2026, to mandate the privatization of most of…
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The GOP Senate Civil War, Part 1: Inside the Republican Primary Battle That Could Reshape West Virginia's Upper Chamber
This is Part 1 of a three-part series examining the 2026 West Virginia Republican Senate primaries.
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