By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s Director of the State Resiliency Office, Bob Martin, delivered his agency’s first quarter report to members of the Joint Legislative Interim Committee on Flooding on Sunday, telling lawmakers he believes the economic future of the Mountain State depends on[Read More…]
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W.Va. Legislature’s April Interim meetings continue today; see schedule and agendas here
WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s April Interim meetings, set for Sunday through Tuesday, continue today at the Capitol.. The schedule and agendas are as follows: Sunday, April 16, 2023 Convene Adjourn Committee Location 01:00 PM 03:00 PM Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability – Agenda Senate[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislature’s April Interim meetings start today at 1 p.m.
WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s April Interim meetings start today at 1 p.m. at the Capitol and continue through Tuesday. The schedule and agendas are as follows: Sunday, April 16, 2023 Convene Adjourn Committee Location 01:00 PM 03:00 PM Legislative Oversight Commission on Education[Read More…]
WV Press Interview: President Gee and administration looking at how to make WVU a smaller, more efficient institution
University’s projected enrollment decline of 5,000 over the next decade could require a $75 million adjustment to annual budget By Don Smith, WV Press Association Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles from a WV Press Association interview with WVU President Gordon Gee on the State[Read More…]
WV lawmakers to discuss serious corrections understaffing on Sunday
By Roger Adkins [email protected] CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The critical shortage of correctional officers in West Virginia has put the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation high on the agenda for interim legislative committee meetings starting this weekend at the Capitol in Charleston. During a 3 p.m. meeting on Sunday, the leaders of[Read More…]
Broadband listening sessions coming to southern West Virginia
By Greg Jordan Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Southern West Virginians having trouble getting reliable broadband internet service are being urged to attend Region I meetings later this month which will allow them to share their concerns with state officials. The Region I Planning & Development Council is inviting[Read More…]
W.Va. State Treasurer Moore presents $30,000 firearms auction check to Parkersburg Police Department
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore visited Parkersburg Thursday, April 13, to present an unclaimed property check worth over $30,000 to the Parkersburg Police Department – proceeds from the Treasurer’s Office’s recent record-breaking unclaimed property firearms auction. “I’m proud my Office partners with local law[Read More…]
Phone outages make a mess – especially for courts, inmates in southern West Virginia
By By Josephine E. Moore The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A man at Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County had to wait in prison an additional three days after making bail because the phone and fax lines at the Raleigh County Courthouse were down. “I bonded a guy last Monday, and[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin, Legislative Leaders Blair and Hanshaw welcome UNDBIO to West Virginia
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON W.Va. — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and the state legislative leadership, Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, have issued statements welcoming UNDBIO, a South Korean pharmaceutical company that provides diabetic care solutions, to West Virginia. On Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice[Read More…]
West Virginia Board of Education recognizes Month of the Military Child
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) welcomed members of the West Virginia Common Ground Partnership to today’s meeting to recognize April as the Month of the Military Child. This year, the partnership, which consists of 20 organizations, has created an online toolkit to assist schools as they[Read More…]
