By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, said Wednesday he has selected Sen. Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, as the new Senate Finance Committee. Blair succeeds Sen. Mike Hall, R-Putnam, who resigned to serve as Gov. Jim Justice’s chief of staff. Hall replaces Nick Casey,[Read More…]
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DOE report: Gas boom ‘biggest contributor’ to coal decline
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new U.S. Department of Energy report says that competition from natural gas — not Obama administration regulations — has been the largest reason for the decline of the Appalachian coal industry, offering a conclusion that sharply contradicts President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and[Read More…]
Former WVU Tech campus to help youths exiting foster care system
By JIM ROSS The State Journal MONTGOMERY, W.Va. — Wednesday morning, workers on the former WVU Tech campus were painting over the part of the welcome sign that listed the campus’s former name. They did that as the campus’ new occupants were in the former Vining Library talking about how[Read More…]
Report: WV spent less on higher ed in 2016-2017
By JAKE JARVIS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia spent 22.4 percent less on higher education this year than it spent at the beginning of the Great Recession, according to a report from a left-leaning national think tank. That equates to the state spending about $1,980 less per student[Read More…]
Southern WV math, science scores continue their rise
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Math and science scores continued to trend upward in schools across West Virginia’s southern coalfields in the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest results published Tuesday by the state Department of Education. Students in elementary, middle and high schools were tested in[Read More…]
State Board creates RESA Transition Committee
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education is taking steps overseeing the transition away from Regional Education Service Agencies. The Legislature passed the governor’s education bill, House Bill 2711, in this year’s session. The bill eliminates Regional Education Service Agencies June 30, 2018.[Read More…]
Half of West Virginians struggle to control their blood sugar
By LEAH NESTOR The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Regardless of intervention programs, the number of people with diabetes and prediabetes in West Virginia has increased to the point that more than half the population is losing control of their blood sugar. Interventions in the state to slow the growing[Read More…]
Ethics, possible investigation unclear over trooper allegation
By COURTNEY HESSLER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Neither the defense attorney nor the prosecutor’s office shared with West Virginia State Police information they had indicating a state trooper had a sexual relationship with a witness in an ongoing Cabell County murder case investigated by that trooper. Both attorneys – Cabell[Read More…]
Bridgeport contractor AST named to Inc. 5000 for fourth consecutive year
Staff report The Exponent Telegram BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Allegheny Science & Technology (AST) has once again been recognized as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies by Inc. Magazine! Ranked NO. 757, AST has been consistently recognized among successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment – its independent small[Read More…]
Wheeling native John Corbett secures hometown opening for film
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling native John Corbett has intervened to ensure his new film, “All Saints,” opens in his hometown Friday, and he urged area fans to attend a screening this weekend. “All Saints,” based on a true story, is set to[Read More…]
