By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the Senate and House of Delegates still seemingly miles apart on how to raise revenue to close a $260 million gap in the 2017-18 state budget, the Legislature agreed Wednesday to put the special session on a second hiatus — to[Read More…]
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Charleston population continues slow bleed, 2016 census estimates show
By ALI SCHMITZ Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston’s population continues to decline. U.S. Census estimates for 2016 released Thursday show Charleston’s population has dipped to 49,138 — down almost 600 people from 2015’s population estimate of 49,736. Last year was the first time estimates showed that Charleston’s population had[Read More…]
Justice revives bill shifting tax burden for education
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice this week revived a bill that would reduce annual West Virginia prekindergarten through 12th-grade public education funding by tens of millions but automatically raise counties’ regular-levy property tax rates to make up for the loss. But it might die[Read More…]
Justice to meet with Senate, House leadership to measure stances
Staff reports The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice will meet with the senate president, senate minority leader, speaker of the house, and the house minority leader in four separate rooms and travel from room to room as the mediator-in-chief today. Justice wanted to better understand the[Read More…]
Trump administration’s addiction crisis ‘Listening Tour’ gets earful
By AARON PAYNE The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Trump administration officials have been visiting parts of the country affected by the opioid addiction crisis, including the Ohio Valley. The administration called it a “listening tour,” and they got an earful in events marked by protests and controversies. Some people working[Read More…]
Entrepreneurs launch products with a little help from RCBI
Staff report The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — For years, Dr. Greg Crews attempted to make a better feed bucket for horses. He found the help he needed to bring his concept to life at the Robert C. Byrd Institute in Huntington. Less than two years later, his buckets are being[Read More…]
Mon Health birth center earns state’s first distinction from World Health Organization
By KELSIE LEROSE Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Mon Health Medical Center is being recognized as the first Baby-Friendly USA designated birth center in the state. The World Health Organization (WHO) Baby-Friendly Hospital initiative approved Mon Health on May 8 after a 19-month process that included various trainings and a[Read More…]
Fourteen miles of memories for sale in the Eastern Panhandle
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Consider it a 14-mile long candy store for yard sale bargain hunters. Eastern Panhandle residents can literally rummage along a 14 mile line of “pre-owned” merchandise at the 10th annual 14-Mile Yard Sale on May 27. The one-day event, which unofficially kicks[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, May 25
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, May 25, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. UK ANGERED BY US BOMBING LEAKS British security and law enforcement officials are reviewing whether[Read More…]
Gulf in WV budget talks widens as special session continues
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a move more likely to intensify than resolve the 20-day-old legislative budget impasse, West Virginia Senate Republicans moved closer Tuesday to restoring their version of a revenue plan that cuts income taxes and severance taxes on coal while imposing an increase[Read More…]
