By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON (WV News) — The members of the West Virginia Senate Government Organization Committee quickly approved three bills Thursday morning related to Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s efforts to reorganize state government. The committee sent House Bill 2008, House Bill 2009 and House Bill 2013 to the[Read More…]
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EDITORIAL: Freedom of Information should be same for all
The Weirton Daily Times A bill making its way through the West Virginia Legislature this session would aim to allow legislators to decide which of their records are available to the public. The Freedom of Information Act is in place to provide processes for the public to view and obtain[Read More…]
Governor Patrick Morrisey Awards Medal of Valor to West Virginia Heroes
Charleston, W.Va. – On April 3, Governor Patrick Morrisey awarded the West Virginia Medal of Valor to Darrell Lambert of Logan County and Donald Larson of Wetzel County for acts of bravery and heroism in their communities. The West Virginia Medal of Valor was created in 2020 for emergency medical service[Read More…]
OPINION: Warner expresses frustration over Morrisey’s veto of election transparency regulation
By Kris Warner, WV Secretary of State Democracy dies in darkness. Elections are influenced by money. When those two altruisms converge, we’re left with a society that is subject to the desires of the wealthy elite who know how to “play the political influence game.” On April 1st, Governor Patrick[Read More…]
‘Public education at risk’: WV teachers’ unions merge over education concerns
By Sierra Marling, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia and the West Virginia Education Association have voted to merge, forming a new organization called Education West Virginia. Union leaders say the merger, approved by delegates from both organizations on March 29, will strengthen their collective[Read More…]
‘An attack on all workers’: Cuts to NIOSH in Morgantown, mining research panned
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has operated in West Virginia for decades to make work safer. Now it’s the agency’s work that is in danger. The danger doesn’t end there, work safety advocates say. “We need to do everything[Read More…]
West Virginia House passes bill that could limit public access to legislative records
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON (WV News) — Lawmakers in the House of Delegates passed a bill Wednesday that would allow the West Virginia Legislature to set its own rules about what information the public can access. House Bill 3412 passed 58-42. The chamber’s nine Democrats were joined by[Read More…]
Maj. Gen. Jim Seward assumes role as 37th Adjutant General of W.Va. Guard
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey presided over a formal Assumption of Command ceremony for Maj. Gen. James “Jim” Seward as he undertook the role and responsibilities of The Adjutant General for the West Virginia National Guard at McLaughlin Air National Guard base in[Read More…]
WV State Senate and Secretary of State Kris Warner recognized the Benedum Foundation on its 80th anniversary
CHARLESTON, W.Va.– WV Secretary of State Kris Warner was honored to join the WV State Senate in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. Foundation President Jennifer Giovannitti, several of the Foundation trustees, several members of the Foundation staff, and State Senator Ben Queen were guests at the State[Read More…]
West Virginia Sen. Capito raises alarm over NIOSH cuts threatening coal miner health; reports indicate 200 people may lose jobs locally
By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., expressed concern about recently fired federal workers in Morgantown. Capito, in a statement released Tuesday, said U.S. Department of Health and Human Services employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) facility in[Read More…]
