By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill Monday, March 20 that would allow paramedics, firefighters, reserve deputies and other first responders to carry guns. The legislation, House Bill 2916, would leave the decision of whether to allow[Read More…]
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WV House eyes sweep of AG settlement funds
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey holding onto $8 million from recent lawsuit settlements with prescription drug distributors, state lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require the attorney general to deposit such monies into the state’s general revenue fund. The[Read More…]
Action kicks up in West Virginia legislature
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A bill prohibiting the Smarter Balanced Assessment as West Virginia’s format for standardized testing is set for its first reading before the full Senate in Charleston. The Senate Finance Committee on Monday advanced Senate Bill 18 with a recommendation[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate bill gives non-violent felons ‘second chance’
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Criminals convicted of certain non-violent felonies could get the opportunity for a “second chance” and a clean record under a bill moving in the West Virginia Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday advanced Senate Bill 76, which would expand eligibility[Read More…]
Proposed House of Delegates bill may lower county costs for jails
By DREW PARKER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — A bill in the House of Delegates would reduce counties’ costs to house inmates at West Virginia’s regional jails by moving up the date at which they become the state’s responsibility. House Bill 2845 would make the Division[Read More…]
Sen. Smith supports new rural broadband bill, Legislation as written would promote more competition
By THERESA MARTHEY The Preston County News & Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The lack of broadband in rural areas of West Virginia has been a concern for several years. The state Senate has taken up a bill that would address the lack of broadband in those areas. “Senate Bill 614[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Tuesday, March 21
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: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 REVIEW BILLS INTRODUCED The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. RESOLUTIONS SR 44: Designating March 21, 2017, as Down Syndrome Awareness Day[Read More…]
History channel’s American Pickers returning to W.Va
The Williamson Daily News WILLIAMSON, W.Va. – Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are returning to West Virginia. They plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout the region in May 2017. American Pickers is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique ‘picking’ on[Read More…]
Stone artist Stitzinger looks below the surface
By BRANDON NOTTINGHAM The Pocahontas Times Most people walk through the woods and give a cursory glance at rocks, or maybe give a thought or two to their shape or position. But others can look beyond the surface of a rock and see an artwork masterpiece waiting to be revealed.[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Tuesday, March 21
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SUPREME COURT NOMINEE FACING DAYLONG QUESTIONING Senate Democrats are determined to press Neil Gorsuch on[Read More…]
