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Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Friday, March 1
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Friday, March 1, 2019 52nd Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: WV GOP Day, Upper House Rotunda; American Red Cross Day, Upper Senate Rotunda. SENATE: Senate to convene at 11 a.m. RESOLUTIONS SR 65: Designating month of March as American Red Cross Month[Read More…]
Women’s History Month celebration set at West Virginia Capitol
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Women’s History Month will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. today in the Governor’s Reception Room at the Capitol in Charleston. The event is sponsored by the West Virginia Women’s Commission and the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs. Remarks[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, March 1
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, March 1, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHY DID IT SUDDENLY END? President Donald Trump said he walked away from his second[Read More…]
Charleston Area Alliance Board of Directors welcomes new leadership, members
Release from the Charleston Area Alliance: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Area Alliance’s Board of Directors recently met and elected new officers, while also welcoming six new members. Steve Hedrick, President and CEO of the Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research & Innovation Center (MATRIC) at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park, was elected[Read More…]
Gov. Justice Signs Bill Expanding Computer Science Education at West Virginia Schools
Release from Office of the Governor: BECKLEY, W. Va. – Gov. Jim Justice held a ceremonial bill signing Thursday for Senate Bill 267 at Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary School in Beckley. The new law makes West Virginia the first state in the nation to require that students receive computer science education before[Read More…]
Media Alert: Governor proclaiming March as Red Cross Month in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice will declare March as Red Cross Month on Friday, which is American Red Cross Day at the West Virginia State Capitol. A press conference is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. Friday in Governor’s Reception Room at the Capitol.
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Thursday, Feb. 28
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 51st Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: WV Brewers Guild, Upper Senate Rotunda; WV DEP Day, Upper House Rotunda. SENATE: Senate to convene at 11 a.m. On The Agenda RESOLUTIONS SCR 46: Requesting study of state’s raw dairy milk[Read More…]
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to hear arguments at WVU College of Law
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will convene at the West Virginia University College of Law March 5 to hear arguments in three cases. The court convenes at 10 a.m. in the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom. Admission is free and the court’s session is[Read More…]
