By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and his staff are examining proposed legislation that would strip West Virginia regulators of almost all their ability to enforce mine safety and health standards, and have yet to take a position on the bill. “We are reviewing[Read More…]
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West Virginia Legislature goes to college
By JOCELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee says across-the-board cuts to the state’s higher education funding would create “mediocrity”at a time when leaders should be looking to support institutions that create jobs and are the biggest employers in the state.[Read More…]
Justice touts plan to rebuild WV infrastructure
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice returned to his alma mater Wednesday to push his infrastructure plan for the Mountain State, as a bill that would help finance his plan advanced in the state Senate. Justice stood in the structures lab of the Arthur Weisberg[Read More…]
Economic development groups oppose West Virginia Certificate of Need bill
By JANET METZNER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Record WHEELING, W.Va. — Economic development groups continue criticizing Senate Majority Leader Ryan Ferns’ bill that would eliminate West Virginia’s certificate of need program regulating who provides which health care services throughout the state. For example, Craig O’Leary, program director of the Regional[Read More…]
Bill advances to eliminate agency for surplus property
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would eliminate the state agency for surplus property advanced through a House committee. The House Committee on Government Organization took up House Bill 2819 in its Wednesday meeting. Under the bill as amended, the Department of Administration would act[Read More…]
House OKs bill to close surplus property division
Staff reports Charleston Gazette-Mail The West Virginia House of Delegates advanced a bill Wednesday that would eliminate the state’s surplus property division, which disposes and sells off older state-government-owned equipment and vehicles. Under the bill, individual state agencies would take over that responsibility in 2018. The state would hire an[Read More…]
Cabell delegate wants state to alleviate jail bill burden
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One Cabell County legislator is a sponsor of two bills he says will help cut down on the county’s jail bill and help protect first responders. One bill that Del. Chad Lovejoy is a sponsor of, House Bill 2845, would defer some of[Read More…]
Lawmakers discuss state GOP budget proposition
By DANYEL VANREENEN The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The GOP state budget proposal is in direct opposition to Governor Jim Justice’s, and Republican’s have said their proposal respects West Virginian tax payers. Delegate Paul Espinosa, R-Jefferson, said the GOP proposal is straight forward. The focus of the budget is to[Read More…]
Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley takes its concerns to Charleston
By JEFF BAUGHAN The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State officials were invited, noticed and paid a visit. The annual day, which Jill Parsons, chamber president and CEO, said was the seventh such day, received visits from local and state elected representatives. As things wound down, she said, “this[Read More…]
Measure would change billing for inmate costs
By TIM MACVEAN The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill proposed to the House Judiciary Committee that would change the date when the state Division of Corrections becomes responsible for costs associated with maintaining inmates could save counties across the state up to $5 million. House Bill 2845 would establish[Read More…]
