By Shelley Hanson, The Weirton Daily Times WHEELING, W.Va. — More students likely will be eligible to receive West Virginia’s Promise Scholarship which has been increased to $5,000 from its previous amount of $4,750. Temporary changes to the scholarship’s ACT and SAT test score requirements were announced this week. For[Read More…]
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West Virginia Senators expand definitions of learning pods and micro schools
By Steven Allen Adams, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An attempt by Republican members of the West Virginia Senate Friday to expand capacity for micro schools and learning pods became a debate over public versus private education. The Senate passed Senate Bill 268 Friday morning, creating an exemption from compulsory[Read More…]
WV Legislative Subcommittee on Flooding looking at American Rescue Plan Act funds to help with June 2016 flooding effort
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia Legislature’s newly formed legislative subcommittee on flooding held their first meeting on Friday, where they discussed their primary goal of getting federal American Rescue Plan Act funding into the hands of property owners who still[Read More…]
West Virginia newspaper representatives updated on Google/Facebook lawsuit and need to embrace digital news delivery
By Matt Young, WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Representatives of newspapers in West Virginia got an update on the newspaper industry’s ongoing digital advertising lawsuit against Google and Facebook Thursday at the annual West Virginia Press Association Legislative Breakfast. Doug Reynolds, managing director of HD Media, and Scot[Read More…]
Developments at WV International Yeager Airport outlined during WV Press Legislative Breakfast
By Matthew Young, WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Nick Keller, director and CEO of the West Virginia International Yeager Airport, provided an update on developments at airport — also known as CRW in flight plans — during the business panel at the annual West Virginia Press Association Legislative Breakfast[Read More…]
West Virginia House committee advances bill to let teachers, principals have guns in public schools
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House Education Committee has again advanced a bill that would let teachers and principals bring concealed guns into public schools, if their county board of education approves it — or if the state Homeland Security secretary overrules the school[Read More…]
Senate and House bills set the stage for carbon sequestration program in West Virginia
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Senate Energy Committee approved a bill Thursday that supporters hope could put West Virginia on the cutting edge of environmentally friendly carbon sequestration technology. SB 622 sets up the legal and regulatory framework for underground carbon sequestration. Ben Beakes, speaking for[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislative leadership lay out goals for remainder of the 2022 session
By Steven Allen Adams, The Journal CHARLESTON — With just over three weeks left in the 60-day session, majority and minority leadership in the West Virginia Legislature addressed members of the press Thursday to lay out their remaining priorities. House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, Senate Minority Leader Stephen Baldwin, D-Greenbrier,[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Promise Scholarship increased to $5,000 annually
By Shelley Hanson, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — More students likely will be eligible to receive West Virginia’s Promise Scholarship which has been increased to $5,000 from its previous amount of $4,750. Temporary changes to the scholarship’s ACT and SAT test score requirements were announced this week. For 2022 and[Read More…]
Chance Raso joins NRGRDA as special projects coordinator to bolster gateway community projects6
WV Press Release Sharing BECKLEY, W.Va. – Chance Raso, a former park ranger at the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, has joined the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) to bolster its outdoor recreation capabilities and support coordination of gateway community projects. He started February 15 as[Read More…]