Association celebrates 150 years of service this weekend in Morgantown CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Media from across the state will gather in Morgantown this weekend for the largest annual press event in the state: The West Virginia Press Association Convention. “The WVPA celebrates 150 years of service to the newspaper industry[Read More…]
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W.Va. AG Morrisey, 15 other states file brief requesting U.S. Supreme Court to hear, overturn pipeline delay
From The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says that a 16-state alliance has formed to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to review, and ultimately overturn, a ruling that halted construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The alliance believes that the U.S. Court of Appeals[Read More…]
Some West Virginians to get a tax break in 2020
From the Logan Banner WEST VIRGINIA— Good news for those West Virginians who receive Social Security benefits: Beginning in 2020, many will be getting a tax break. The 2019 legislative session passed a law that allows 35% of a person’s 2020 Social Security benefits to avoid income taxes. For this[Read More…]
Opinion: Much more than money; The many roles of foundations
By Janell E. Ray Chief Executive Officer Pallottine Foundation of Huntington The Pallottine Foundation of Huntington has just passed a milestone — the application deadline for our first round of grantmaking in the 20 counties we serve in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. The Foundation’s mission, to support transformative health[Read More…]
Opinion: Accurate voter registration lists are first step in election integrity
By Mac Warner West Virginia Secretary of State There is much concern over election integrity as we approach the 2020 election. However, West Virginians can rest assured that as our state’s top election official, I have been working diligently with county clerks and other officials throughout the state to secure[Read More…]
Editorial: W.Va. residents need Insulin Price Reduction Act to become federal law
From The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg, W.Va.: In a state where studies show more than 250,000 people have some form of diabetes, the cost of insulin is a major issue. West Virginia has the highest percentage of people affected by some form of diabetes. So when insulin prices nearly tripled[Read More…]
Editorial: WVU working to keep rural W.Va. residents healthy
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Many Americans living in urban or fast-growing suburban areas don’t even think about access to health care. It is just around the corner, figuratively and sometimes literally speaking. West Virginia is different. In most of our rural state, help from a doctor or nurse can[Read More…]
Princeton’s Holliday named Young Lawyer of the Year for West Virginia
By CHARLES BOOTHE, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — A Princeton woman was recently named the Young Lawyer of the Year for West Virginia, the first attorney in this area to receive that honor. But for Monica Oglesby Holliday, it’s not just a job. What she does is a calling.[Read More…]
Living history, Belle of Cincinnati stops in Huntington
By BISHOP NASH, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — For the river towns in America’s heartland that came of age in the 19th Century, the steamboats that dominated the inland river systems at the time hold a particular place in their collective histories. Huntington, founded in 1871 at the height of[Read More…]
Interim Brief: W.Va. Legislative Agriculture, Rural Development committee hears hemp update
By Alex Bunn WVPA Legislative Reporter CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature’s Agriculture and Rural Development interim committee heard an update on agriculture bills passed during the recent 2019 Legislative interim’s meetings. Seven notable bills were passed, including updates to W.Va. Industrial Hemp Code – HB 2694 Noteworthy agriculture[Read More…]
