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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — A bill now on pause in the West Virginia House of Delegates could put the state between a rock and a hard place: deciding on what to do should the federal government reduce the state’s match for Medicaid expansion.[Read More…]

By Trish Rudder, The Morgan Messenger Saving the old Bath schoolhouse building at 187 South Green Street has been has been a topic of discussion since the building has fallen into disrepair and has been boarded up with no activity. The building is owned by Lotus Real Estate Investments, LLC.[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Setting aside concerns they were dismissing potential for local concerns and increased power bills, the West Virginia House of Delegates has passed legislation requested by Gov. Patrick Morrisey aimed at ushering in data center development. The House on Tuesday, in an 88-12[Read More…]

By John Mark Shaver, WV News FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — Novelis, an international aluminum rolling company, announced to its Fairmont employees Monday that it will be shutting down the local operation on June 30, a move that will put more than 200 people out of work. Fairmont Deputy Mayor[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed legislation that would strip civil service system inclusion and access to grievance procedures from a wide swath of state employees. In a 69-30 vote Monday, the House approved House Bill 2013, which would remove all Bureau of[Read More…]