West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – “You’re not voting now – it’s illegal.” That’s what Del. Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha, told colleagues in the House Chamber just after midnight Sunday morning, after the clock ran out on a proposed constitutional amendment to permanently ban non United States citizens[Read More…]
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W.Va. Senate concludes 2024 legislative session
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate wrapped up the 2024 legislative session on Saturday, with passionate debate over a plan to create exemptions for childhood vaccination requirements. Introduced by Del. Laura Kimble, R-Harrison, the contentious HB 5105 will allow “private and parochial schools to elect,[Read More…]
Former Herald-Dispatch editor Michael Johnson remembered
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — His former coworkers remember Michael “Mickey” Johnson, a former editor of The Herald-Dispatch, as a mentor, a skillful journalist and a friend. Johnson died Thursday night at Cabell Huntington Hospital. A graduate of Huntington East High School and Marshall University, Johnson was co-owner of We[Read More…]
Statehouse Beat: Legislature continues to shut out public, press
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail More and more each session, the Republican legislative supermajority operates in an echo chamber where opinions that differ from their own are ignored or dismissed, and where the mainstream media is treated as an annoyance at best, and as an antagonist at worst. As the[Read More…]
WV House passes bill weakening legislative auditor independence
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail Charleston, W.Va. – A bill passed the West Virginia Legislature Thursday that would weaken the independence of a state position charged with auditing the state budget and government spending units, reporting misapplication of state funds and making recommendations on their findings. The Senate initially rejected[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate, House battle over budget, raises, unemployment changes
By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One of the constitutional requirements for the West Virginia Legislature is to pass a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year, but disagreements Friday on bills between the House of Delegates and the state Senate put that goal in[Read More…]
Senate adopts numerous House bills, debates “cybersecurity immunity”
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With the end of the 2024 Legislative Session looming, now just mere hours away, both the House and the Senate are racing toward the finish line, dragging as many bills across it with them as possible. Members of the Senate entered[Read More…]
Rapid Response aids West Virginia workers displaced by Allegheny Wood Products shutdown
By Jacob Martin, Preston County News KINGWOOD, W.Va. — In response to the sudden shutdown of Allegheny Woods Products, WorkForce West Virginia’s Rapid Response Team hosted several meetings to aid affected workers. The company closed Feb. 23, leaving hundreds of regional workers, including an estimated 150 in Preston County, unemployed.[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate ties pay raises, Social Security tax cut to future triggers
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As negotiations continue between both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature toward ending the session Saturday with a budget, the state Senate is tying two key provisions supported by Gov. Jim Justice and the House of Delegates to[Read More…]
Lunch & Learn provides details on Build WV Act
By Toni Milbourne, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Lunch & Learn opportunity provided by the Berkeley County Development Authority brought Meghan Smith, manager, business and industrial development, West Virginia Department of Economic Development, to share information with builders, contractors and others interested in the Build WV Act. Passed in[Read More…]
