Month: April 2017

WV South, Barbero win Best of CNHI awards

The Register-Herald BECKLELY, W.Va. — West Virginia South magazine and Register-Herald photojournalist Rick Barbero recently received prestigious “Best of CNHI” awards, honoring their work as the best in the newspaper’s parent company for 2016. Barbero, a 36-year employee of the newspaper, received the award for “Best Video” for his video[Read More…]

WV lawmakers pass overdose-tracking, broadband legislation

By ERIC EYRE and JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Amid a significant rise in drug overdose deaths across West Virginia, state lawmakers bypassed their normal rules late Saturday night and completed legislation that aims to establish a comprehensive system to track overdoses. The reporting system would put the[Read More…]

W.Va. House of Delegates passes balanced budget, urges Governor to sign it

From the W.Va. House of Delegates: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, Sunday urged Gov. Jim Justice to sign the balanced budget the Legislature passed early Sunday morning.   At around 1 a.m. Sunday, the House of Delegates passed the updated version of House Bill 2018, the budget bill, which[Read More…]

10 things to know: Monday, April 10

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, April 10, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT TRUMP SECURITY ADVISER IS URGING RUSSIA TO DO H.R. McMaster is calling on[Read More…]

After Passing Budget Bill, A Showdown Looms in West Virginia Legislature

Legislature, Justice still battling over finances By JOSELYN KING The Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Early Sunday morning the West Virginia House of Delegates passed the state’s 2018 spending bill — setting the stage for a probable budgetary fight with Gov. Jim Justice and a special legislative session in the[Read More…]

Editorial: Devil is in the detail of budget deal

The Register-Herald of Beckley: Word arrived late Saturday night that a budget deal had been reached between Gov. Jim Justice and Senate President Mitch Carmichael – without the House knowing what was going on behind closed doors. So, trouble ahead? Well, no matter what budget bill this legislature produces, regardless[Read More…]

Editorial: Take Time to Get The Budget Right

From the Wheeling News-Register: Differences in budget bills approved by the West Virginia House of Delegates and the state Senate last week were not of the kind that can be reconciled with just a few hours of negotiations — at least, not prudently. For example, the House budget at one[Read More…]

Editorial: West Virginia — United we stand, divided we fall

From The Exponent Telegram:Going into this year’s legislative session, everyone knew that the challenges facing our great state were unprecedented and daunting, to say the least. To address these challenges would require leadership, vision, compromise and bipartisan cooperation. The first task was to address the state’s budget deficit for the[Read More…]

Editorial: Federal RECLAIM Act could still help coal region

 From the Bluefield Daily Telegraph: While the coal industry may be showing renewed signs of life here in the mountains of southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia, efforts to diversify our regional economy and create new jobs must continue. A federal measure that has been reintroduced in the U.S. House of[Read More…]

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