Moving three counties from Maryland to West Virginia may not have the effect you think. Both states would become less White and more Democratic. October 22, 2021 More than ...

3 Maryland counties have asked to join West Virginia. Here's how they could do it State representatives from three of Maryland’s westernmost states have asked to join the state of West Virginia.

Maryland officials representing the counties wrote letters dated Oct. 14 to Blair and Hanshaw expressing interest in joining West Virginia, news outlets reported.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Friday that he would welcome three western Maryland counties whose Republican legislators have asked to join the state. “Absolutely, without any question, the ...

In that case, the invitation went to neighboring Frederick County, Va., one of three Virginia counties that was invited to join West Virginia in 1862 by the reformed government of Virginia, then ...

Hanshaw, the West Virginia speaker, said the letter did not come as a total surprise. For more than 20 years, officials from Western Maryland have been meeting with those in bordering counties to ...

Legislators from three GOP-controlled counties in Maryland on Thursday requested to jump ship and formally join up with the neighboring state of West Virginia.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)-- Five Republican lawmakers from Maryland's three westernmost counties have sent letters to West Virginia legislative leaders asking if the state would consider adding their ...

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Friday that he would welcome three western Maryland counties whose Republican legislators have asked to join the state. “Absolutely, without any question, the ...

At the county level, the highest rate of excessive drinking in West Virginia was in Jefferson County at 20%, followed by Morgan, Kanawha, Wood, Pleasants, Tyler, Wetzel, Marshall, Ohio and Brooke ...

MARYLAND, USA — Members of the Maryland General Assembly representing three Maryland counties have asked to split from the Old Line State and join neighboring West Virginia. In two letters to ...