By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The governor’s budget countdown clock is ticking away in front of his office in the Capitol — his way of needling the Legislature to come up with its own financial plan to meet his. As of Friday, the clock showed 36 days[Read More…]
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Large-scale solar facilities offer opportunity for West Virginia economic growth
By Darlene J. Swiger The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A new report by Downstream Strategies details significant opportunities for large-scale solar facilities that promote economic development on degraded lands in West Virginia. Downstream Strategies offers consulting services in a bid to help build resilient communities, promote economic development and[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: State’s leaders must hit deadline and make tough decisions on budget
From The Times West Virginia: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has a memory of the past as he attempts to be a leader in building a brighter future for the state. That memory involves last spring and summer. It’s a scenario — an extended special session of the Legislature —[Read More…]
Editorial: Cost of inaction on drug abuse is unacceptable
From The Wheeling News-Register:How West Virginia legislators and Gov. Jim Justice handle the state’s fiscal meltdown will affect each and every person in our state for years to come. Both for now and the future, they simply must get it right. But that challenge pales in comparison to the[Read More…]
Editorial: Warner – Secretary of State doing good work
From The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner has been in office for approximately a month and a half, and already, he has gotten to work on some of his big goals. As he travels the state rebuilding bridges between the 55 county clerks and[Read More…]
Statehouse Beat: Budget deadline coming sooner than you think
By Phil Kabler The Charleston Gazette-Mail I was somewhat flattered that folks thought Gov. Jim Justice’s new electronic clock counting down to the end of the legislative session is homage to my daily countdown tweets to a July 1 state government shutdown during last year’s budget impasse. The House and Senate Finance[Read More…]
DEP’s Caperton ‘doesn’t trust’ science on global climate change
By Ken Ward Jr. The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Austin Caperton “doesn’t trust” the science that says human activity — largely the burning of fossil fuels — is warming the planet, but also thinks the issue doesn’t have anything to do with his agency. “I don’t[Read More…]
WVPB asking Legislative for time look for options
State funding cut could take WVPB of the air By JANET METZNER [email protected] WHEELING. W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s proposal to cut all state funding to West Virginia Public Broadcasting has the public service media group weighing its options — including possible ownership by a university or creating a nonprofit.[Read More…]
Legislature should adopt tougher drug bill to protect children
From The Inter-Mountain of Elkins: All too frequently, reports we publish on people arrested for drug offenses mention that children were present when the crimes were committed. That is unacceptable, especially when young ones are put at physical risk. Various bills in the Legislature are aimed at cracking down on[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Airbnb hosts earned nearly $3 million in 2016
By CYNTHIA McCLOUD The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians who rented out a room, apartment, or house using the Airbnb website, earned a combined $2.9 million in supplemental income in 2016, according to the company. Those 500 registered hosts welcomed 27,000 guests last year. The number of people[Read More…]
