BY ADRANISHA STEPHENS The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. –“Walk-ins” were held Friday at Spring Mills Primary, Martinsburg South Middle School and Eagle School Intermediate where teachers waved signs in peaceful protest, mirroring similar demonstrations around West Virginia. Teachers across Berkeley County have united amid rising concerns about Public Employee Insurance[Read More…]
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Teachers from WV southern counties flood Capitol in protest
By Caity Coyne The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of teachers and other public employees from throughout West Virginia filled the Capitol Rotunda Friday morning to call on legislators to hear their concerns on wages and employee insurance programs. All public schools in Mingo, Logan and Wyoming counties closed[Read More…]
WV teachers rally at the Capitol on ‘Fed Up, Friday’
By Andrea Lannom The Register-Herald of Beckley CHARLESTON — Teachers and school personnel packed the Capitol Friday. bringing their concerns about pay and eroding Public Employees Insurance Agency benefits to lawmakers. Christine Campbell, president of the American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia, said, “It’s a great crowd,” she said. “I’m excited they’re[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Jenkins issues statement, shares House Intelligence Committee’s FISA memo
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement on the release of the House Intelligence Committee’s FISA memo: “I read the memo once it was made available to House members, and I called immediately for it to be made available to the American public. This is[Read More…]
Editorial: The case for natural gas co-tenancy is strong in West Virginia
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail, Daily Mail editorial: As we all know, the best solution to West Virginia’s many problems is economic growth. Jobs and increased revenue can go a long way toward reducing the severity of issues facing the state ranging from the drug epidemic to low teacher pay. Yet[Read More…]
Opinion: At the Capitol – Showdown on WV teachers, employees pay raises inevitable?
By Phil Kabler For the West Virginia Press Association As the 2018 legislative session approaches the midway point of the 60-day regular session, a showdown over pay raises for teachers and state employees looks increasingly inevitable. Hundreds of teachers from southern West Virginia counties filled the Capitol Friday to protest[Read More…]
Opinion: Solving the PEIA riddle is vital for WV
By MIKE MYER Executive Editor The Intelligencer of Wheeling WHEELING, W.VA. — Pay is only part of the problem, in the minds of many public school teachers in West Virginia. To them, PEIA is the very dirtiest of the dirty four-letter words. At two strokes, Gov. Jim Justice has both[Read More…]
Editorial: WV needs to take better care of its teachers
From The Register-Herald of Beckley: We are not wholly convinced that Gov. Jim Justice and the GOP side of the aisle at the state capital fully appreciate what they can do to help stoke the fires of a rebounding economy. They seem to think the road to prosperity is paved[Read More…]
W.Va. teachers wear red, seek green at Charleston rally
BY DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON — Red-shirted teachers and service workers packed the Capitol’s main floor so tightly Feb. 2 it was hard to squeeze between bodies to walk from the House to the Senate. The shirts contained various outlines of the state and were printed with phrases[Read More…]
Editorial: Extending hate-crime protections in WV to all is overdue
From the Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s lawmakers once again have an opportunity to extend valuable protections to all of its citizens, this time via legislation that would broaden the state’s hate-crime law. Current state law protects individuals and property from violence, or intimidation by threat of[Read More…]
