Here's how this went...
1951 - WV Legislature imposes a tax on the sale of pop to benefit WVU's new medical school
1977 - Marshall creates a medical school that serves WV population better and more directly than does WVU
Marshall's supporters ask for a portion of the pop tax to assist it in the development of its medical school
WVU fights giving up any of the pop tax and, amazingly, fights the creation of the MU medical school
Mid-1980s - WVU proposes moving the first two years of medical school for both medical schools to Morgantown. MU's then-president is wishy-washy about this proposal and it almost passes but for strong opposition from Gov. Arch Moore (like him or not, Arch was a staunch supporter of MU generally and, in particular, its med school)
Early 2020s - Republican majorities in legislature look for ways to cut taxes. WVU is out of control in spending and spending requests. Pro-Marshall legislators have more power than ever before. A Marshall grad is in the governor's office. Over vehement objections from WVU, legislature passes a sunsetting of the pop tax and governor signs the bill. WVU's spending remains out of control.