By GEORGE HOHMANN West Virginia Press Association SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate President Jeff Kessler’s push for a state fund that squirrels away some severance tax money for future needs has some industry support, but there’s no agreement on the details. Kessler’s “Future Fund” idea was among the[Read More…]
Month: January 2014
Agriculture loan program: ‘no rules, regulations or oversight’
By Phil Kabler Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A preliminary legislative audit released Monday has uncovered evidence of mismanagement and a lack of internal controls in a $5 million revolving loan program administered by the state Department of Agriculture. Auditors found that 25 of 40 outstanding Rural Rehabilitation Loan Program[Read More…]
Legislature should revisit Marcellus drilling now
An editorial from the Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — For all their scientific bent, a series of legislative studies on horizontal gas well drilling are short of useful data. Couple that with the state Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) reluctance to recommend any action, and we haven’t even begun tapping into[Read More…]
America’s morality changing rapidly
An editorial from the Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — We often observe that America’s morality keeps evolving — but we’ve never seen a transformation as swift as the snowballing U.S. acceptance of gays and same-sex marriage. Just a half-century ago, it was still a felony to be gay in West[Read More…]
Charleston infant OK after frantic, hour-long search
From staff reports Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Like a scene out of a television show, a Charleston woman went into a convenience store for only a few moments and left her car running to keep her 9-month-old baby warm. When she came out the car was gone. And[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Jan. 7
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. DEEP FREEZE TARGETS EAST, SOUTH The highs might[Read More…]
Employment opportunity: The Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, W.Va., looking for government reporter
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington, W.Va., a daily newspaper located in a city of about 50,000, is seeking a motivated, experienced reporter to cover local government primarily and state government periodically. Candidates should have 3-5 years experience, excellent reporting and writing skills and capable of providing a mix[Read More…]
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