By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s plan to reorganize the state Division of Tourism will be up for a passage vote in the Senate Friday — but with an amendment approved Thursday that could effectively hold funding for all state tourism advertising hostage. In Senate Bill[Read More…]
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Raleigh delegate gives weekly budget speech
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegate Mick Bates said he knows an easy way to balance the budget without tax increases or crippling cuts. Taking out a stack of papers he said was the budget bill, Bates balanced the papers on top of his head. After Thursday’s[Read More…]
Hopemont bill overhauled
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The bill to sell Hopemont Hospital in Terra Alta was overhauled March 23 to make provisions for staff and patients. House Finance took up a new version of HB 3102. It orders Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to sell[Read More…]
Preston commission talks Hopemont options
By KATHY PLUM The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Preston County Commission is asking the state to consider an alternative use for Hopemont Hospital, if it stops using it as a long-term care facility. In Charleston on March 21 for Preston and Monongalia County Day at the legislature, the[Read More…]
Blackwater Falls State Park hosting ‘Becoming an Outdoors-Woman’ workshop
Workshop set for April 7-9; Registration closes April 3 DAVIS, W.Va. – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) invites women to give hunting, fishing and other outdoor interests a try with a little help from knowledgeable instructors and mentors. Registration is underway for the 2017 April 7-9 event at Blackwater Falls State Park, with[Read More…]
Gonzaga sours WVU’s Sweet 16
By JUSTIN JACKSON The Dominion Post SAN JOSE, Calif. — No timeouts. Two crucial missed free throws and one hell of a defensive possession by Gonzaga point guard Nigel Williams-Goss. All of that was finally the undoing of the WVU men’s basketball team March 23, at the SAP Center, as[Read More…]
Register now for Rural Water, Small Wastewater Systems Workshop
Event set for Twin Falls Resort State Park March 31 MULLENS, W.Va. – Owners of small water and wastewater utility systems can learn easy ways to assess their systems’ strengths and weaknesses during a free, full-day workshop March 31 at Twin Falls Resort State Park. The results of those assessments can then be[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, March 24
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, March 24, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP DEMANDS VOTE ON HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL GOP House leaders seemed to be calculating that[Read More…]
State officials, guests celebrate anniversary of 26th Amendment passage
By Lexi Browning For The West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Secretary of State Mac Warner joined lawmakers and local high school students this week to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the 26th Amendment’s passage, which enabled citizens 18 and older to vote. Warner was accompanied by Ella[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Friday, March 24
W.Va. Legislative Committee Meeting Schedule – Subject to change Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm SENATE: Friday, March 24, 2017 REVIEW BILLS INTRODUCED The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. RESOLUTIONS SR 51: Designating March 24, 2017, as Jefferson County Day (Rucker) SR[Read More…]
