FAIRMONT, W.Va. — “I’m so happy.” “This one is my dog.” These were just some of the phrases Fairmont State University students were saying Tuesday afternoon when the Office of Student Activities hosted an event called Paws to Relax for students at Main Street in the Falcon Center. The Office of[Read More…]
Month: March 2016
Senate panel OKs budget bill with House-rejected revenue
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Finance Committee passed a budget bill Tuesday afternoon that includes revenue measures the House of Delegates is unlikely to pass in the next three days. Those include some revenue enhancements, or tax increases. Senators have passed a $1 per pack cigarette tax increase, a 12[Read More…]
Education must be allowed to move forward
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The way things are going at the state capitol during this legislative season in Charleston, the Senate and the House of Delegates can’t agree on much of anything. As Register-Herald reporter Pamela Pritt described in today’s front-page story, the two chambers operate in[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, March 9
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP WINS MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI AND HAWAII WHILE SANDERS UPSETS CLINTON IN MICHIGAN The[Read More…]
WVU’s Gold-Blue Game coming to The Greenbrier
LEWIS BURG, W.Va. – The Greenbrier will turn gold and blue again this spring. West Virginia University will play its annual Gold-Blue Spring Game at The Greenbrier Sports Performance Center on April 23. WVU made the trip to the state-of-the-art facility, the summer home of the New Orleans Saints Training[Read More…]
Alert: State DEP Secretary Huffman testifying at EPA hearing
U.S. Sen. Capito to participate in Senate EPW Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) will participate in a U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing regarding state perspectives on EPA regulations and the role of states. The hearing will feature testimony from West Virginia Department of[Read More…]
Senate passes bill allowing WVU Tech to relocate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate on Monday passed what has come to be known as the West Virginia University Institute of Technology relocation bill, despite one lawmaker’s pleas to defer action until the Legislature can study how closing the 120-year-old campus will affect the Upper Kanawha Valley economy. The bill, which[Read More…]
WV House applies brakes to highways bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Monday, House Finance Committee members delayed a vote on legislation to raise money to help maintain West Virginia’s deteriorating roads — but they did recommend taking out the major funding component in the bill. As it left the Senate, the bill (SB 555) would raise about $315[Read More…]
Alpha wants $28M in restitution from Blankenship
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Alpha Natural Resources plans to ask that former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship be forced to pay the company nearly $28 million in criminal restitution as part of Blankenship’s upcoming sentencing, defense lawyers revealed in a new federal court filing that opposes the request. Alpha wants U.S.[Read More…]
WV lawmakers to hear about drug court successes
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Those who have successfully completed an intense period of reporting to judges and probation officers to cure themselves of drug addiction will speak to state lawmakers this week about their progress. The event, known as “Drug Court Day at the Legislature,” will take place at 10 a.m.[Read More…]