CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Poor conditions of state highways has led to a surge in claims against the Division of Highways filed with the state Court of Claims, creating a dramatic increase in the agency’s workload by more than 600 percent, a legislative audit released Sunday confirmed. Legislative auditors offered several options[Read More…]
Month: September 2016
WV House passes $85 million flood-relief bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators opened the second special session of the year Sunday evening with one item to address: Appropriating a total of $85 million of state funds to assure the state can draw down federal disaster recovery funds to cover more than $339 million of estimated expenses needed to recover[Read More…]
Former straight-ticket voters must learn about candidates
An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Voters in West Virginia can expect one important change when they head to the polls this November. They will no longer be allowed to cast a straight-ticket ballot. Lawmakers in Charleston opted to end straight-ticket voting during the 2015 legislative session. That[Read More…]
Here’s Why Newspaper Endorsements May Matter This Year
Do newspaper endorsements matter? Not everyone thinks so. In a 2008 study by the Pew Research Center, 69 percent of respondents said a newspaper endorsement had “no effect” on their vote. But a research paper published in the National Bureau of Economic Research that year found an exception: When they[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Sept. 19
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. LINKS PROBED BETWEEN BLASTS, DEVICES IN TWO STATES Law enforcement is questioning several[Read More…]
Citizens’ questions for W.Va. Gubernatorial Debate look at revenue, coal, marijuana
AARP West Virginia, West Virginia Press Association hosting Oct. 4 debate at Clay Center in Charleston CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 2016 West Virginia Gubernatorial Debate set for Oct. 4 at the Clay Center in Charleston is just weeks away and questions from residents around the state are rolling in for Republican Bill[Read More…]
MEDIA ALERT: Apply now for credentials for Oct. 4 WV Gubernatorial Debate
Requests for media credentials for the 2016 West Virginia Gubernatorial Debate on Oct. 4 at the Clay Center in Charleston should be submitted now The Oct 4 debate — the first of two gubernatorial debates with Republican Bill Cole and Democrat Jim Justice — is open to all media and sponsored by AARP West Virginia and the[Read More…]
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Gov. Tomblin to call Legislature into special session to address flood costs
Session to start Sunday at 6 p.m. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (September 16, 2016) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced an extraordinary session of the State Legislature to address the state’s share of costs associated with flooding that devastated West Virginia in June of this year. “The June flooding was unprecedented[Read More…]
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