By KIRSTEN RENEAU The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A recent bill has been introduced into the West Virginia House of Delegates that would prohibit veterinarians from declawing cats. The possibility of outlawing this procedure has caused much controversy, with many people finding themselves on separate sides of the issue.[Read More…]
Month: February 2017
Helvetia Celebrates Fasnacht
The Inter-Mountain ‘Old Man Winter’ meets his demise at Fasnacht Saturday in Helvetia. The annual celebration takes place before the beginning of Lent and masks are meant to scare off ‘Old Man Winter’ and cold winter weather. Fasnacht is the Swiss equivalent of Mardis Gras in New Orleans. Attendees wear[Read More…]
Southwestern Energy reaches Utica shale in West Virginia
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. – Despite reporting more than $2 billion in losses for 2016, Southwestern Energy Co. is so active that company officials sometimes hire off-duty West Virginia State Police troopers to navigate the rugged Northern Panhandle terrain when moving rigs between drilling sites. Company[Read More…]
Child advocates question plan for WVU Tech campus
By JAKE JARVIS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When KVC Health Systems recently announced a plan to transform the West Virginia University Institute of Technology campus in Montgomery into a college specifically for children transitioning out of the foster care system, many child advocates and others who have worked in the system[Read More…]
WVDEP: ‘No complaints filed’ of shabbily dressed inspectors
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazestte-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While Gov. Jim Justice has at least twice blasted the way he says West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection inspectors dress on the job, no one else seems to be too concerned about the issue. The DEP has confirmed that it[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, Feb. 27
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. AT ACADEMY AWARDS, AN EPIC ERROR In an apparently unprecedented mistake, the wrong[Read More…]
Gov. Justice seeking pay cap for any special budget session
From the Office of Gov. Jim Justice: CHARLESTON, W. VA. — Gov. Jim Justice announced that he is pushing for a bill to fulfill a campaign promise to limit lawmaker pay to a total of five work days for any special session dealing with the budget. Last year, the West Virginia[Read More…]
Column: WV Secretary of State appointed to committees on elections, voter participation
By Mac Warner West Virginia Secretary of State Last week, I attended my first series of meetings hosted by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). NASS was founded in 1904 and is the oldest non-partisan organization of public officials in the country. The group gives secretaries of state[Read More…]
WV House Report: Weekly Wrap-up of activity
From the W.Va. House of Delegates: Feb. 24, 2017 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The House of Delegates this week took strides to combat human trafficking, substance abuse and drug crime in West Virginia, while also continuing efforts to craft a Fiscal Year 2018 budget. The House passed 12 bills this week –[Read More…]
Lawmakers consider expanding sales tax
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In managing the dollars and cents of the state of West Virginia, some legislators are hoping that expanding the state’s sales tax to cover more things can help keep the state out of an operational deficit in fiscal year 2018.[Read More…]