An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As fiscal conservatives and social advocates, we’re as angry as the majority of people when we hear of welfare recipients who abuse the system, taking advantage of what should be a hand up and exploiting it for an unintended use. With that[Read More…]
Month: March 2016
High temps have WVU students hanging around
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With less than two weeks until the first day of spring, Morgantown, on Monday, March 7, experienced 70-degree temperatures and spring-like weather. Tom Kines, senior meteorologist at AccuWeather, said temperatures in the 70s are forecast through March 10, possibly breaking a temperature record set in the 1980s.[Read More…]
Officials strive to keep statue in Huntington
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — When Jim St. Clair first heard about CSX Transportation closing down its Huntington division and vacating the historic former C&O 1913 passenger station, his thoughts raced to the famous Collis P. Huntington statue that stands at the entrance of the CSXT Huntington headquarters in the 900 block[Read More…]
Ohio, Pennsylvania won’t recognize no-permit carry
WHEELING, W.Va. — Beginning on May 26, West Virginia residents will no longer need a permit to carry a concealed weapon – but they would be wise to leave it at home if they travel out of state. The state Legislature first passed the permitless carry law in February at[Read More…]
Charleston lawyer named to WV school board
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin Friday announced the appointment of Keyser native Scott Rotruck to the West Virginia Board of Education, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Wade Linger. The appointment is effective immediately. “Scott possesses a wealth of knowledge from industries fundamental to our state’s[Read More…]
Ohio Gov. Kasich worthy of your vote
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A week from today, Ohio Republicans have a chance to remind the rest of the country there is a better choice to be the GOP nominee for president. Gov. John Kasich has not attracted the national spotlight he deserves, partly[Read More…]
Virginia won’t honor WV’s new no-permit carry law
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Starting May 26, West Virginians who have not been banned from doing so can start carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. But that right stops at the state line. “In Virginia, once you cross the state line you have to have a permit for concealed carry,”[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, March 8
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MICHIGAN PRIMARY TESTS TRUMP’S DURABILITY WITH WHITE, WORKING-CLASS VOTERS Mississippi, Idaho and Hawaii[Read More…]
WV budget impasse looks all but inevitable
A column by Phil Kabler, statehouse reporter for the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the defeat of the governor’s tobacco tax proposal (SB 420) in the House of Delegates, a budget impasse is looking all but inevitable, along with the likelihood the Legislature will leave Charleston in mid-March with the[Read More…]
Proponents: One day left to get W.Va. Neighborhood Investment Program on House Finance Committee agenda
After 13 days before House Finance Committee, Senate Bill 293 still not on agenda WVPA Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Proponents of renewing the West Virginia Neighborhood Investment Program — SB293 — say the bill is in “real danger” of failing to get support in the 2016 legislative session. “We’ve arrived at a critical cross roads[Read More…]
