WASHINGTON D.C. — In her final weekly address of the year, Sen. Capito highlights the work accomplished by the new Republican-led Senate in 2015, including a long-term highway bill, education reform, a balanced budget, Obamacare repeal and her measure to block harmful carbon regulations. A transcript of Capito’s address is[Read More…]
Month: December 2015
Safe Water Public Forum set for Jan. 9
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In conjunction with the two year anniversary of the water crisis, West Virginia Rivers Coalition and 16 local partners are hosting a Safe Water Public Forum at the WV Culture Center in Charleston from 3 to 6 p.m. on Jan. 9. This free event is an opportunity[Read More…]
Speaker Armstead praises West Virginia’s removal from ‘Judicial Hellhole’ list
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, along with Senate President Bill Cole, R-Mercer, Thursday praised the American Tort Reform Association’s removal of West Virginia’s designation as a “Judicial Hellhole” in the association’s annual report. Since 2003, West Virginia has been near the top of the annual ranking of judicial[Read More…]
Manchin condems $680 billion tax extenders in senate floor speech
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, Thursday delivered remarks on the Senate floor explaining his opposition to the $680 billion in tax expenditures included in the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending package. Manchin encouraged his colleagues to vote against the deal that adds, according to Manchin, to mounting national debt,[Read More…]
Gov. Tomblin challenges Missouri Gov. Nixon to friendly wager
Governors to wager on the D-II National Football Championship CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin Thursday challenged Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to a friendly wager on the matchup between the Shepherd University Rams and the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats in the Division II National Football Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 19.[Read More…]
Capito statement on the passing of friend Charles Lanham
“Charles was a true gentleman, a friend, and a leader who had a vision for his community” – Senator Capito WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Thursday issued the following statement regarding the passing of community leader and long-time U.S. Route 35 advocate Charles Lanham of Point Pleasant: “West Virginia lost[Read More…]
WVU to bring law clinic to Beckley
BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia University plans to bring a portion of its law clinics to Beckley next fall, which could provide free legal aid to area residents. Greg Bowman, dean of the WVU College of Law, made the announcement Thursday afternoon in the Raleigh County Judicial Annex. Bowman said[Read More…]
Degree goal noble, but must be realistic
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia’s public institutions of higher learning handed out approximately 18,000 degrees last year. Ten years from now, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Community and Technical College System hope that number will more than[Read More…]
‘The Force Awakens’ in eager Star Wars fans
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — As the line for the newest Star Wars snaked throughout the lobby of Regal Cinemas on Thursday evening, many in the crowd said they had been waiting more than a decade for the continuation of the beloved cinema series. “I’ve been waiting for a new movie since[Read More…]
Lack of pipelines depressing shale gas prices
WHEELING, W.Va. — Prices for all natural gas remain depressed, but Joe Eddy said Marcellus and Utica shale drillers are now selling their product for just 75 cents per 1,000 cubic feet, which is leading some companies simply to keep it in the ground. Eddy, president and CEO of Eagle[Read More…]