Month: March 2017

Senate postpones vote on gas drilling bill

Staff report The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate postponed action Monday on legislation that would bring about forced pooling, which natural gas drillers have been wanting for years. S.B. 576, the Cotenancy Mineral Development Act, was up for a final reading and vote, but it was[Read More…]

Student-teacher ratio, home-school bills WV House near passage

By JAKE JARVIS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates is on the brink of passing House Bill 3088, which would remove the cap on the number of students per teacher in sixth-grade public school classrooms. Delegates also are close to passing House Bill 2589, which would allow[Read More…]

Baseball documentary bringing national attention to Bluefield and Princeton

By CHARLES OWENS BLUEFIELD — The cities of Bluefield and Princeton will be getting some national attention Wednesday courtesy of a new documentary airing on the Viceland Network. The documentary, called “Rivals: The Mercer Cup,” will air as part of the “Vice World of Sports” series. A film crew spent several days last summer filming[Read More…]

Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Tuesday, March 28

W.Va. Legislative Committee Meeting Schedule – Subject to change Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm SENATE:                       Tuesday, March 28, 2017 REVIEW BILLS INTRODUCED The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. RESOLUTIONS   SR 55: Designating March 28, 2017, as WVU and WVU Extension Service[Read More…]

10 things to know: Tuesday, March 28

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP TAKES AIM AT CLIMATE CHANGE The U.S. president will sign an executive order that[Read More…]

WV House Finance members get first glimpse of $4.27B budget plan

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia House Finance members got a first glimpse Saturday of what may be the House’s 2017-18 budget plan, a plan that contains $4.27 billion of general revenue spending — about $124 million less than Gov. Jim Justice’s budget plan. “It’s a[Read More…]

WVSU official: Cuts to state land-grant funding could cost school $2.9M

By JAKE JARVIS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia State University could be on the verge of losing millions of federal dollars if state lawmakers cut its land-grant funding even marginally. If the Legislature should cut WVSU’s land-grant funding by just 5 percent, or roughly $77,000, the school stands[Read More…]

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