By THERESA MARTHEY The Preston County News & Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — “It was a surprise to me,” Del. Tony Lewis, R-Preston, said in reference to the introduction of House Bill 3102 out of the Health and Human Resources Committee that calls for selling Hopemont Hospital in Terra Alta. The[Read More…]
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Lawmakers, others debate the pros, cons of Constitutional Convention
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Feb. 10, the West Virginia Senate split along party lines to vote in favor of Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, a resolution calling for states to request a constitutional convention under Article V of the United States Constitution. The text of the two-page[Read More…]
Delegates seek feasibility study for lake development
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two southern West Virginia delegates have introduced a bill seeking to study the possibility of lake development in the southern part of the state. Delegates Ed Evans, D-McDowell, and Mick Bates, D-Raleigh, introduced House Bill 2953 Monday. It’s goal is to revitalize[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, March 20
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, March 20, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SENATE HEARINGS SET FOR SUPREME COURT PICK Thirteen months after Justice Antonin Scalia’s death created[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Monday, March 20
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: Monday, March 20, 2017 REVIEW BILLS INTRODUCED The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. RESOLUTIONS SR 42: Designating March 20, 2017, as International Pageant Day SR[Read More…]
Three income tax measures going through House and Senate
By Andrea Lannom The Register-Herald of Beckley CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three measures that would lower or eliminate the personal income tax are working their way through the House and the Senate. And with a little less than three weeks before bills need to be on the floor, lawmakers hope they can[Read More…]
Editorial: Mudslinging in West Virginia
The Journal of Martinsburg: There is plenty of acrimony stemming from disagreement over the issues facing West Virginia state government without adding to it by making the arguments personal. Unfortunately, that has happened. It may be impossible to discover who threw the first verbal stone, but clearly, relations between Gov.[Read More…]
Editorial: Legislators whistling while the state burns
From The Register-Herald of Beckley: As the state legislature runs down the clock on this do-nothing session, state revenues continue to slide, teachers continue to receive layoff notices, young professionals continue to move out of state, schools continue to close, businesses continue to turn out the lights and opioid drug[Read More…]
Editorial: Lost in the math, two divergent views of state government
From The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg: When discussing a $4 billion budget and its $500 million shortfall, it’s easy to get caught up in the math. It’s also easy to get caught up in the political rhetoric. Make no mistake, Republicans want us to believe that state government can function[Read More…]
Editorial: Legislation to expand broadband is at least a start
From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: A bill in the West Virginia legislature aimed at trying to improve residents’ access to broadband internet service can hardly be viewed as a game-changer for the Mountain State, but it’s encouraging to know that lawmakers aren’t ignoring this pressing issue in their current legislative[Read More…]
