From The Journal of Martinsburg: It is no wonder that Gov. Jim Justice and U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin have expressed concern about the impact on West Virginia of a plan to replace Obamacare. They worry it may leave as many as one in 10 residents of[Read More…]
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Bernie Sanders prepares for McDowell County MSNBC town hall meeting
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Former presidential candidate and Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to the coal country of southern West Virginia for a Town Hall meeting about the needs of rural Americans. Sanders will speak Sunday afternoon at Mount View High School in Welch. The event is being[Read More…]
Editorial: Bill to end massage therapy board is bad
From the Register-Herald of Beckley: West Virginia lawmakers introduced SB 196 that would remove the licensed massage therapist board. This bill is aimed at being an underhanded attempt to removing medical massage from PEIA, as PEIA requires a licensed therapist to perform these sessions. What they do not realize is[Read More…]
Lawmakers react to Thursday medical marijuana debate
By Andrea LannomRegister-Herald Reporter CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After an amendment that would reclassify marijuana failed on the House floor Thursday, some delegates said they believe the issue could be dead for the session. However, they said the debate was historic, saying Thursday represented the first time medical marijuana was discussed[Read More…]
Editorial: Testing students, schools in W.Va.
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: How we West Virginians evaluate our public schools and the students in them is in limbo. The sooner that ends, the better — providing the solution is not one of the false starts that have plagued us during the past few years. A few weeks[Read More…]
Harsher penalties mulled for drug dealers in West Virginia
JOSELYN KING Education Writer [email protected] WHEELING, W.Va. — A bill making it a felony to knowingly deliver or administer drugs to a person that later result in the drug user’s death is moving in the West Virginia Legislature. Senate Bill 220, introduced by Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, unanimously passed the[Read More…]
Armstead bill would jump-start flood protection planning
Ken Ward Jr. Environment Reporter CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A multi-agency group of state officials would be required to resume examination of West Virginia’s efforts to reduce flooding and protect communities against the damaging effects of floods, under legislation introduced Friday by House Speaker Tim Armstead. The bill appears to be[Read More…]
Gov. Justice announces 131 new jobs in Northern Panhandle
Bidell Gas Compression to invest in first manufacturing operation in the U.S. WEIRTON, W.Va. — Governor Jim Justice announced today that Bidell Gas Compression, a subsidiary of the Canadian company Total Energy Services Inc., will base its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Weirton. The company will repurpose a 100,000-square foot decommissioned[Read More…]
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Budget primary topic of legislative discussion at WVPA breakfast
By Lexi Browning For the West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Talks of budget and business innovation led conversation Thursday morning at the annual West Virginia Press Association Legislative Breakfast. Gov. Jim Justice, Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, and Speaker of the House Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, each addressed the[Read More…]
