Month: April 2017

RESAs Eye Cost Saving Measures

By Joselyn King The Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia’s regional education service agencies are facing the loss of about $3.5 million in state funding annually, but the amount represents only a drop in a $50 million yearly budget bucket for the eight RESAs across the state, according to[Read More…]

Statehouse Beat: When it comes to spending cuts, talk is cheap

By Phil Kabler The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Going into the final week of the regular session, legislators are again finding that talking about cutting government spending is easier than actually doing it.https://wvpress.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Joint-Development-Represents-Fairness-and-Opportunity-Independent-Oil-and-Gas-Association.pdf Cases in point: The House of Delegates defeated (60-39) a bill that, among other things, would[Read More…]

Editorial: SB 412 is still a bad idea

Complaints about public money used to pay out-of-state workers on big construction projects prompted West Virginia legislators to insist a few years ago that at least 75 percent of employees in such contracts be residents of our state. An enforcement mechanism requires contractors to submit payroll information including workers’ addresses.[Read More…]

Senate Judiciary addresses issues with hemp oils in HB 2526

By Lexi Browning For The West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Judiciary Committee this week made strides to clarify language in House Bill 2526 that would allow FDA-approved hemp-derived cannabidiol oils – which are often used to treat pediatric epilepsy – to be sold, distributed and prescribed in[Read More…]

Action on marijuana bill postponed

By Andrea Lannom The Register-Herald of Beckley CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Saying they wanted extra time to study some concerns of a bill that would legalize medical marijuana, especially regarding edibles, the House of Delegates voted unanimously to postpone further action until Monday. Lawmakers acted Friday morning on a motion from[Read More…]

Column: Chairman of WV Academy of Family Physicians — ‘No such thing as Medical Marijuana’

By Dr. Adam Breinig, DO, FAAFP Chairman of WV Academy of Family Physicians Senior Council-at-Large of WV State Medical Association This year’s West Virginia legislative session has addressed several contentious issues. As an active member of the West Virginia Academy of Family Physicians’ advocacy voice, we are geared up to protect and promote[Read More…]

Editorial: Delegate John Kelly gets ‘Thumbs Up’

From The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Editorial Page’s “Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down’: UP: To the state House of Delegates’ passage of a bill sponsored by Del. John Kelly, R-Wood, which could establish additional substance abuse treatment facilities in West Virginia. Kelly has been working on this for a long[Read More…]

Column: Joint development supports ‘Main Street’ businesses

By Kyle Mork Chief Executive Officer Energy Corporation of America I am chief executive officer of Energy Corporation of America (ECA) – a natural gas and oil company that is headquartered in West Virginia. We were founded more than fifty years ago in Glenville and employ more than 150 people in[Read More…]

Editorial: Bill wrongly puts funding pressure on local school boards

From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: The West Virginia legislature is struggling to devise solutions for the state’s large budget deficit, but it should stop short of the shell game it’s considering that would affect taxpayers and county school boards. On Wednesday, the Senate approved by one vote Senate Bill 609,[Read More…]

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