“We will not sit back while this administration seeks to destroy our nation’s energy economy and the struggling workers and families that depend on it.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today issued the following statement after the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed Sen. Capito’s[Read More…]
Month: August 2015
States should ignore EPA’s clean power plan
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Once again, the Obama administration seeks to implement a gargantuan new federal program without appropriate legal authority. No matter one’s beliefs on climate change, any American needs to be concerned about the president’s belief that his administration, by executive order[Read More…]
U.S. Senate panel OKs Capito’s effort to curb EPA
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act — federal legislation designed to significantly rein in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule on carbon emissions from power plants — passed through committee Wednesday, paving the way for consideration by the full U.S. Senate. The ARENA Act is the[Read More…]
Morgantown officials question road repair timing
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Members of Morgantown City Council questioned Tuesday, Aug. 4, why the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) would wait until a week before the return of WVU students to pave Beechurst Avenue — especially considering University Avenue is already closed for construction. “We’re going to have a serious[Read More…]
Wayne County assessor charged with embezzlement
WAYNE, W.Va. — A special prosecutor believes the arrest of Wayne County Assessor Eric Lantz Hodges on an embezzlement charge marks just the beginning of a complex case with many questions left unanswered. Among those will be whether budgetary safeguards worked appropriately in detecting such conduct. Putnam County Prosecutor Mark[Read More…]
W.Va. mayors hear of millenials’ housing hopes
WHEELING, W.Va. – While previous generations couldn’t wait to flee cities for the relative peace of suburbia, millennials are expressing a desire to live in urban environments. Young professionals today want housing, employment and dining options all within walking distance of each other, according to Jeff Woda, principal of the[Read More…]
W.Va. judge grants injunction in gas pipeline case
UNION, W.Va. — A Monroe County judge has granted an injunction sought by Doris and Bryan McCurdy, barring surveyors connected to the Mountain Valley Pipeline project from entering the couple’s Greenville property without permission. The crux of the plaintiffs’ motion, as described by Derek Teaney, senior attorney with Appalachian Mountain[Read More…]
GOP leaders to revoke 2009 Common Core Agreement
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Senate President Bill Cole and Speaker of the House Tim Armstead issued a joint letter Wednesday revoking the state’s agreement to establish Common Core standards. The Memorandum of Agreement was signed in 2009. It “commits … to a state-led precess that will draw on evidence and lead[Read More…]
DOH waited much too long to address U.S. 60 slip
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A picture on Wednesday’s front page probably scared the bejebees out of people. We know it certainly got our attention. The photo of a road slip (that seems to be a huge understatement) along U.S. 60 at Ansted depicts nearly an entire lane[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Aug. 6
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. MIXED MESSAGES ON DEBRIS FROM FLIGHT 370 Confusion and[Read More…]