By Erin Beck The Charleston Gazette Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A public hearing on a proposed ban of most Medicaid-funded abortions is set for the West Virginia House of Delegates chamber at 8:30 am on Monday. House Bill 4012 aims to prevent Medicaid dollars from being spent on any abortions in West[Read More…]
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Editorial: WV DOT unannounced destruction of homeless encampment was wrong
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: What happened last week in Wheeling was wrong. People who need help were hurt terribly. Helping the homeless is a controversial matter. Some are drug addicts. Some squander money given to them for food on gambling. Some are homeless by choice. But many have no[Read More…]
WV DNR director McDaniel outlines rationale for timbering on state parks
By John McCoy The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s top natural resources official thinks his brainchild has gotten a bum rap. Steve McDaniel, director of the state Division of Natural Resources, said the idea to allow timber-cutting on selected state parks was his, and it hasn’t yet gotten a[Read More…]
Governor Justice presents Community Development Block Grants for 2017 projects in WV
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Jim Justice on Friday, Feb. 2, released more than $12 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds dedicated to infrastructure projects throughout the state. Gov. Justice also announced that for the first time ever, CDBG funds are being dedicated to broadband planning and infrastructure projects. Gov. Justice[Read More…]
WV Secretary of State opens One Stop Business Center in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — State officials opened the new West Virginia One Stop Business Center, making it more convenient to help business owners and make it easier to do business in West Virginia. “This Business One Stop is a first of its kind anywhere in the nation,” said Secretary of[Read More…]
Editorial: Your vote is your voice in WV
The Journal of Martinsburg: The right to vote – a basic human right – is the foundation of our democracy. It gives the people a voice, and it is not something that came easy for the first citizens of this country – it’s something they had to fight for. So,[Read More…]
Editorial: WV Legislature getting sports betting right
The Intelligencer of Wheeling: West Virginia ought to have a sports betting statute on the books this spring — but it needs to be a home run, not a foul ball. Within a few months, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to clear the way for states to set up[Read More…]
Mason County, WV, teachers, service personnel band together to voice concerns
By Erin Perkins The Point Pleasant Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Teachers and service personnel of Mason County Schools were on the job Friday, Feb. 2. Thursday evening an employee informational meeting was held at the Mason County School Board Office to discuss the issue of Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA)[Read More…]
Editorial: Legislative action to reduce cyberbullying in WV important step
From The Herald Dispatch of Huntington: Gains in technology have done much to improve our lives over the centuries, and the advent of the digital age has been no different. Advances have eliminated various forms of hard labor, provided more conveniences, allowed various tasks and transactions to be done much[Read More…]
WV Senate passes pay raise bill amid teacher protests
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite the chants, yips and boos outside the chamber doors, Senate President Mitch Carmichael only had to call the room to order once after the West Virginia teachers who filled the Senate gallery applauded Sen. Richard Ojeda’s plan to give them[Read More…]
