By Riley McCoyThe Register-Herald BECKLEY — West Virginia’s school funding formula faces renewed scrutiny as districts cite rising special education costs and budget strains. The state’s aid formula ties funding in part to a 1,400-student scale based on census data, but education officials say it no longer matches district costs,[Read More…]
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WVDOH commits to preserving historic Landmark, keeping it safe for pedestrians
By Eric AyresThe Intelligencer WHEELING – City leaders in Wheeling are ready to move forward with a new chapter for the Wheeling Suspension Bridge now that officials in the state of West Virginia have officially announced that the historic span will not reopen to vehicular traffic again. City officials joined[Read More…]
Senate Judiciary Committee moves bill decreasing transparency on W.Va. campaign finance filings to subcommittee
By Steven Allen AdamsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — A bill to shield disclosure of addresses of political donors on state campaign finance reports was moved to a subcommittee after numerous issues were raised about implementing the bill. The state Senate Judiciary Committee moved Senate Bill 640, prohibiting release[Read More…]
W.Va. AG announces $17.85M settlement with drug companies
The Register-Herald CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey, along with a coalition of 48 states and territories, announced Tuesday settlements totaling $17.85 million with prescription drug companies Lannett Company Inc. and Bausch Health US LLC and Bausch Health Americas Inc. over alleged price-fixing and anti-competitive practices involving generic[Read More…]
Dave Poe, long-time sports editor, dies at 71
By Jess ManciniThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — Dave Poe, a long-time sports editor for The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, passed away on Sunday. Poe, 71, covered sports and news for nearly four decades before retiring in November 2014, starting his career at the News, then The Charleston Gazette[Read More…]
Fairmont Cat Cafe to host adoption, Valentine’s Day craft event
By Riley McCoy CNHI West Virginia FAIRMONT — Under dim lights, a group of cats pressed their paws to the lounge glass door as customers ordered their drinks. Mugs and Mittens Cat Cafe opened in Fairmont in late September 2023 and built a simple model around calm space, coffee and cats that needed[Read More…]
Vitamins covered by insurance? House Health panel reviews‘ food-is-medicine’ bills
By Matthew Young For HD Media A bill that would require health insurance providers to cover over-the-counter dietary andnutritional supplements is under consideration by the House of Delegates this week. House Bill 4760, introduced by Delegate Adam Burkhammer, R-Lewis — as part of the “food-is-medicine” concept supported by some state[Read More…]
WV lawmakers advance controversial rule deeming data center proposals controversial
By Mike TonyCharleston Gazette-Mail Data centers share critical information, but West Virginia legislators are moving to further shield their developers from having to share critical information about them. A panel of state lawmakers has advanced a legislative rule that would keep basic information about proposed “High Impact” data center projects[Read More…]
W.Va. extends SNAP help after winter storm
By Greg JordanBluefield Daily Telegraph BECKLEY — Losing power during Winter Storm Fern cost many residents their food supplies, so a state agency is giving residents more time for reporting the loss of food bought with SNAP benefits. The West Virginia Department of Human Services announced Monday that it had[Read More…]
Lower personal income tax, severance tax collections bring down January revenues
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Intelligencer CHARLESTON – As Gov. Patrick Morrisey makes use of political pressure on lawmakers to help him make his request for a 10% cut in personal income tax rates a reality, personal income tax collections came in below estimates for the second month in a[Read More…]