BY DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON — Legislators had no appetite for most of the new governor’s revenue measures this session, but they did get behind one to build roads. SJR 6, the Roads to Prosperity Amendment, was among the Senate measure the House approved on April 7, the[Read More…]
Month: April 2017
Senate approves plan to replace 2 hospitals, postpones action on EMTs carrying firearms
By Jim Ross The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Senate advanced two bills Friday that would dispose of two hospitals and replace them with smaller, newer facilities. A bill that would close Jackie Withrow Hospital at Beckley was approved with little comment. But a bill that would close[Read More…]
Editorial: Marijuana bill takes heat from public
From the Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: After the West Virginia legislature this week approved a bill allowing medical marijuana in the state starting in 2019, readers were asked this question related to the legislature’s action: “Do you approve of medical marijuana for West Virginia? If not, what are your concerns?” Here[Read More…]
Speed limit, BOE resolutions OK’d by delegates
By Andrea Lannom Register-Herald of Beckley CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House adopted a measure that would ask the commissioner of Highways to increase the speed limit on highways in rural areas to 75 miles per hour. House Concurrent Resolution 75 was introduced last month and delegates voted to[Read More…]
Editorial: Broadband is a modern necessity
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail, Gazette editorial page: A couple of years ago, Suddenlink invested millions and began providing 1-gigabit-per-second internet service to the Ohio Valley from Point Pleasant to New Martinsville. Parkersburg was dubbed “Gig City.” (A gigabit is a billion bits, and eight bits make a computer byte, or[Read More…]
Editorial: Earmarking Higher Education Funding
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: West Virginia’s budget crunch grew tighter during the past few years, state legislators have been right to ask whether taxpayers can afford all the higher education we are paying for now. Among them, public colleges, universities and medical schools eat up about $400 million a[Read More…]
Editorial: Getting Back To Basics on Budget
From The Wheeling News-Register: Earlier this year, Gov. Jim Justice described state government finances as “an 18-carat dog’s mess.” Now, both houses of the West Virginia Legislature have approved budget bills for the coming fiscal year. The measures are substantially different, but they — and the governor’s budget proposal —[Read More…]
Senators Manchin, Capito issue statements on air strikes in Syria
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., released the following statements regarding President Trump’s military action in Syria: Sen. Manchin: “Earlier this week, the world watched the devastating effects of chemicals weapons on innocent civilians and children after the Syrian regime decided to use these[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins issues weekly
By U.S Rep. Evan Jenkins, R- 3rd-District, W.Va. WASHINGTON, W.Va. — At the end of the month, the benefits our retired miners worked their lives for could expire if Congress doesn’t act. For families across West Virginia, that would be nothing short of devastating. I went to the House floor this[Read More…]
W.Va. trout stocking the week of April 3-7:
ELKINS, W.Va. – The following waters were stocked the week of April 3, 2017: Anthony Creek Beech Fork Tailwaters Big Run Lake Big Sandy Creek Blackwater River Brandywine Lake Brushy Fork Lake Buckhannon River Buffalo Creek (Brooke) Buffalo Creek (Clay) Buffalo Creek (Logan) Bullskin Run Cacapon Park Lake Castleman Run[Read More…]
