CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When William Paul Cole III becomes the 49th president of the West Virginia state Senate on Wednesday, he will bring with him a different view and wisdom from his father. “One thing I have that’s a little bit unique is that business background,” the deep-voiced Cole, R-Mercer,[Read More…]
Month: January 2015
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Jan. 13
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. POPE CALLS FOR RECONCILIATION IN VIOLENCE-SCARRED SRI LANKAThe pontiff’s[Read More…]
Senate Republicans: Jobs are critical
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Job creation, workforce development and education were three of the hard-hitting points of Monday’s West Virginia Associated Press Legislative Lookahead event held in Charleston. A gathering of media and industry professionals from across the state, the event sought to foster insightful conversation on what issues are expected to[Read More…]
Tough men compete in Huntington
Football and travel: Important aspect of southern W.Va. history
NORTHFORK, W.Va. — As excitement builds for the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s football championship game tonight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, football fans will be in fine form to root for their favorite team — either the Oregon State University Ducks or the Ohio State University Buckeyes. In the[Read More…]
GOP should roll back environmental rules
An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Republican lawmakers in Washington who are promising to roll back the controversial environmental rules of President Barack Obama have a number of creative options at their disposal when it comes to responding to an almost guaranteed presidential veto. Republicans lawmakers[Read More…]
W.Va. loses most construction jobs among states
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Construction jobs in West Virginia fell by more than 11 percent last year, the biggest plunge of any state in the country, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Construction employment fell by 11.3 percent between November 2013 and[Read More…]
Meetings on W.Va. pipeline projects coming up
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — It’s not too late to plan to attend one or more meetings regarding proposed pipeline projects in West Virginia. Some meetings are being scheduled by landowners and interested parties, while others are being held by Dominion, which is overseeing Pipeline construction. Meetings throughout the region include a[Read More…]
Thorough review of state spending makes sense
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — One of the first orders of business for Republicans now that they control the West Virginia legislature for the first time in several decades is to take a close look at how state government spends its money and whether any of the[Read More…]
W.Va. legislator plans bill mandating external probes of deaths involving law enforcement
CHARLES TOWN, W.VA. — Delegate Stephen Skinner, D-Jefferson, announced Sunday afternoon during the annual Freedom Trail March his upcoming plan to introduce a bill that would mandate an external investigation process involving law enforcement-related deaths. Skinner announced plans to introduce the bill shortly after dozens of local citizens and members[Read More…]
