By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that congressional Republican leaders’ plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act “would cripple us beyond belief.” All three members of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia — Republican Reps. David McKinley, Alex Mooney[Read More…]
Month: June 2017
Governor, Senate President address Coal Forum
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and Senate President Mitch Carmichael said they believe the state missed out by not tiering severance tax, a concept the governor advocated that did not make it through the Legislature. Justice and Carmichael addressed Thursday’s Coal Forum at the[Read More…]
Gov. Justice blames legislators for failures of special session, says road bond key to state’s future
By CHARLES YOUNG The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia’s governor is frustrated with the results of the Legislature’s special session, but he remains optimistic about the state’s prospects going forward. In a conversation with The Exponent Telegram via video conferencing Thursday, Gov. Jim Justice expressed his disappointment with[Read More…]
Tractor-trailer hauling more than 2,000 young pigs overturns
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Firefighters, state troopers, deputies, and highway workers became emergency animal wranglers Thursday afternoon when a trailer-trailer hauling approximately 2,300 pigs overturned on Interstate 77. The crash in the northbound lanes was reported 1:36 p.m. near mile marker 5.5, not far from the[Read More…]
Small business owners hoping West Virginians will ‘Shop Small in July’
By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s small business owners are hoping to see long-term gains with their first-ever “Shop Small in July” promotion. Shop Small in July, the work of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia[Read More…]
DMV feels: Staying street legal in West Virginia gets more expensive Saturday
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Staying “street legal” in West Virginia gets more expensive after midnight tonight. The West Virginia Legislature this month passed a measure increasing fees charged by the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles — the first increase in three decades.[Read More…]
Natural gas jobs could continue climbing in Ohio, West Virginia
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio— Through fracking, pipelining, processing, abstracting, manufacturing and other fields, natural gas supported more than 224,000 jobs in Ohio and West Virginia in 2015, with the average annual salary for one of these occupations being more than $63,000, a new[Read More…]
WV parks growing wildlife habitat by mowing less
By JOHN McCOY Charleston Gazette-Mail LAVALETTE, W.Va. — At state parks throughout West Virginia, wildflowers bloom where once only grass grew. Some of the flowers were planted, but most grew simply because workers stopped mowing them. Parks officials call it “habitat restoration through reduced mowing,” and examples are popping up[Read More…]
Lake Stephens boasts new additions
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Lake Stephens is quickly becoming a popular wedding venue in Raleigh County, and new entertainment features are making it a go-to destination for families seeking a G-rated environment for their summer vacations, county officials said. Raleigh County Commissioner Dave Tolliver and Michelle[Read More…]
Enjoy local July 4th observances
The Weirton Daily Times editorial We hope that everyone will take a moment during the next couple of days to remember that there are few nations in the world where citizens are able to gather to celebrate the freedoms residents of the United States of America too often take for[Read More…]
