By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate Finance Committee members tried Monday to sweeten a tax break for manufacturers by adding phase-outs of taxes for other businesses and personal property taxes on automobiles, but they struggled to find the money to make up for the revenue lost[Read More…]
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FFA Day at the W.Va. Legislature brings out the ‘Blue Jackets’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Monday was FFA Day at the Legislature and featured a citation, presented by Delegate Steve Westfall, R-Jackson, from the West Virginia House of Delegates to members of the state FFA programs.
W.Va. House committee passes bill to give workers’ comp for PTSD in first responders
By Taylor Stuck, The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Following testimony from a retired firefighter about his son, a Huntington firefighter who died by suicide, the House Judiciary Committee passed a bill Monday that would allow first responders to take workers’ compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. House[Read More…]
Editorial: There’s always a threat to voting online
From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: It shouldn’t take an MIT genius to figure out that any internet-based voting system can be hacked, but apparently it did. Last week researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said the Voatz app, which has been used in West Virginia and elsewhere by absentee[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: W.Va. Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 18
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, Feb. 18, 202042th Day of the Legislative Session From the Activity Calendar: WV Occupational Therapy Day, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas (4 tables on each side); State Credit Union, Upper Senate Rotunda (1 Table); WV Professional Educators, Upper Senate Rotunda (1 Table). STATE[Read More…]
Media Advisory: W.Va. to commemorate 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote with program today
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office has issued the following media advisory: The West Virginia Women’s Commission and Coordinating Committee for the Centennial Celebration of the 19th Amendment will recognize and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in West Virginia with a series[Read More…]
WVU Extension Service to help local farmers grow food and communities
From WVU Today: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Extension Service Small Farm Center has issued the following media advisory and conference update: WHAT: Small Farm Conference, hosted by West Virginia University Extension Service WHO: Around 500 West Virginia farmers and agribusiness owners WVU Extension Service faculty and staff, other industry experts Jennie Love, owner and[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: W.Va. Legislative, committee schedule for Monday, Feb. 17
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Monday, Feb. 17, 202041th Day of the Legislative Session From the social and activities calendar: FFA Day at the Legislature; WV Women’s Commission Celebration of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS[Read More…]
Media Advisory: W.Va. to commemorate 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote with program on Monday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office has issued the following media advisory: The West Virginia Women’s Commission and Coordinating Committee for the Centennial Celebration of the 19th Amendment will recognize and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in West Virginia with a series[Read More…]
Less than one month until West Virginia households receive 2020 Census invitations
Release from the US Census: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Between March 12 and March 20, invitations to participate in the 2020 Census will start arriving in households in West Virignia and across the country. “The Census Bureau is ready for the nation to respond next month,” said Census Bureau Director Dr. Steven[Read More…]
