West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Workforce Committee, on Friday, heard a presentation from Workforce West Virginia Executive Director Jeffrey Green, regarding the current labor market.  Prior to the start of Green’s presentation, committee members advanced SB 493. Sponsored by Sen. Laura Chapman, R-Ohio, SB[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association Staff Report UPDATE: This article has been updated to correct a spelling error in the photo caption for Justice William R. Wooton. CHARLESTON, W.Va – During a Thursday press conference held at the West Virginia Law Library in Charleston, Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice Tim[Read More…]

By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A bill that would prevent prescription drug manufacturers from denying, restricting or prohibiting the acquisition of a 340B prescription drug to safety net providers and contract pharmacies has advanced in the West Virginia Legislature.  The committee substitute for SB 325[Read More…]

By Logan Cottrell, The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The former Adamston Elementary School will be repurposed for another education venture later this year, officials said. Retired Brig. Gen. Christopher Walker, chair of the Clarksburg Classical Academy board of directors, said they have been working on a project with Accel[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Legislature’s oversight commission overseeing West Virginia’s three new health and human resources departments could soon be able to receive close-door briefings on sensitive cases with a law passed by the House of Delegates Thursday. House Bill 4595,[Read More…]

By Tabitha Johnston, The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Earlier this month, the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association (SBPA) gave an update on their successes and failures over the previous year, in preserving and promoting the location of Shepherdstown Battlefield along the Potomac River. For SBPA President Mike Nickerson, one of[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers could open another front in the culture wars by lifting criminal liability protections for schools and libraries for carrying books some consider obscene. The House Judiciary Committee was set to take up House Bill 4654 Monday afternoon,[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram WASHINGTON, DC — The Mountain Valley Pipeline is expected to be near completion by the beginning of March, according to a recent federal filing. In a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, developer Equitrans Midstream Corp. provided a construction project update and[Read More…]

By Stephen Smoot, The Pendleton Times PENDLETON COUNTY, W.Va. — The Seneca Rocks Regional Development Authority has big plans for the former Pendleton County Schools office building, both inside and out. Almost two years ago, the Pendleton County Economic Development Authority applied to participate in the Building Resilient Economies in[Read More…]