By LACIE PIERSON, HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators on Friday approved two measures that would make birth control more accessible to women in West Virginia. At least one of the bills legislators passed Friday was crafted as part of an effort to prevent unwanted pregnancies for women suffering from[Read More…]
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W.Va. Governor, officials welcome Clorox at open house
By Mikayla Hamrick, The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINSBURG — With the proposal of a Fresh Step and Scoop Away cat litter plant to the Eastern Panhandle, The Clorox Company hosted the first of two community open houses with the public on Saturday at the Hilton Garden Inn. According to Michael[Read More…]
Media Advisory: U.S. Sen. Capito to keynote W.Va. Centennial Celebration of the 19th Amendment
From the Office of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito: CHARLESTON, W.Va. –On Monday, Feb. 17, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., will serve as the keynote speaker for the West Virginia Ratification of the 19th Amendment Centennial Celebration. Senator Capito is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from West Virginia and[Read More…]
Editorial: Accurate Census data is vital to West Virginia’s future
From the Parkersburg News and Sentinel: West Virginia cannot afford an inaccurate assessment in the 2020 Census. According to the Associated Press, the Mountain State is more reliant on federal money than any other state. One study shows federal funding represents more than 16 percent of personal income here —[Read More…]
Editorial: The dog whistle the W.Va. governor does not hear
The Register-Herald of Beckley: We’re not sure what Gov. Jim Justice does not understand about “words matter,” but certainly, they do, as the governor’s own words this past week prove. And before we go further, let’s make this clear: We do not believe for a second that the governor is[Read More…]
Opinion: West Virginia students deserve better education, career information
By Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson As West Virginia’s education policies evolve, so too is our growing recognition that a one-size-fits-all approach to planning for life after high school simple does not work for today’s youth. Students have more options than ever before, but we need to provide them with better[Read More…]
Opinion: The unquenchable H. John Rogers
By James A. Haught Among West Virginia’s flamboyant politicos, hardly anyone (except maybe A. James Manchin) matched the off-the-wall career of H. John Rogers, who grabbed headlines as he ran unsuccessfully for nearly everything. During a 1980 campaign appearance in Charleston in front of television cameras, he startled everyone by slugging WSAZ-TV reporter[Read More…]
Editorial: Time for serious business in W.Va. Legislature
As the West Virginia Legislature heads toward cross-over day, the final day the originating chamber of a bill can consider it (which is Feb. 26), one major part of the majority Republican platform has yet to be formally introduced. Republicans have made ending the business and inventory tax a major[Read More…]
WVSSAC clears Woodrow Wilson High Assistant coach Nabors after review of basketball game
See video of incident in The Register-Herald By Jessecia Farrish, Register-Herald of Beckley BECKLEY, W.Va. — The state board that oversees high school athletics has cleared Gene Nabors, Woodrow Wilson High School girls basketball assistant coach, of any suspensions or punishments related to his actions during a game between his team and[Read More…]
Campaign Updates: Josh Gary files for W.Va. 2nd District Senate race
McMECHEN, W.Va. — Josh Gary, a Marshall County resident and teacher at John Marshall High, has filed to run for the District 2 West Virginia Senate race. Gary, a Democrat, recently signed the papers with his wife, Christina, and daughters Leah and Megan looking on. “I want to make a[Read More…]
