By LAURA DEAN BENNETT The Pocahontas Times MARLINTON, W.Va. — Anyone who lives in Pocahontas County knows where the wild things are – they’re all around us. For those who’d like to bring some of these creatures in a little closer to home, there’s plenty of advice available from the[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Friday, March 8
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, March 8, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MANAFORT ONLY GETS 4 YEARS IN PRISON WHEN 20 WAS POSSIBLE The former Trump campaign[Read More…]
West Virginia House passes community, technical education program
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — At least one education reform bill, meant to get more West Virginians into the work force, passed the House of Delegates Wednesday. Senate Bill 1, creating a last-dollar-in community and technical college program, passed the House 85-13 with[Read More…]
Child abuse bill scheduled for W.Va. Senate Committee
By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill to increase penalties for child abuse with injuries convictions was scheduled to be addressed by the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday afternoon and has the support of local senators. Both Sen. Mark Maynard (R-6th District) and Chandler Swope (R-6th District)[Read More…]
Governor to call special session for West Virginia teacher pay raises
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday that with only three days left in the legislative session, he plans to call a special session to address promised teacher pay raises, as well as other education bills. “We are too close to the finish[Read More…]
Senate Finance advances West Virginia coal severance tax cut, despite doubts of its effectiveness
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite a surfeit of testimony indicating that a cut in the severance tax on steam coal will not have significant impact in making West Virginia coal price competitive with other states or with natural gas, the Senate Finance Committee advanced legislation to[Read More…]
WV Legislature doing little to help residents affected by natural gas drilling
Editor’s Note This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Delegate Terri Sypolt says she understands how natural gas drilling has changed the look and feel of communities in the state, bringing an influx of noisy truck[Read More…]
Opinion: WV Citizens for Clean Elections says Legislature poised to bring more money, less transparency into WV politics
Opinion from WV Citizens for Clean Elections: By Julie Archer WV Citizens for Clean Elections Despite the way practically every West Virginia voter — Republican or Democrat — feels about the state of our politics and money’s role in it, West Virginia politicians are charging ahead with SB 622 —[Read More…]
WVU Extension Service agent’s work spurs on Buffalo Creek recreation and tourism
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In a sense, for many West Virginia University Extension Service agents, a normal work day is anything but. As an agent in one of West Virginia’s 55 counties, typical office hours could bring questions about invasive plant species or pests, canning questions, 4-H meetings and[Read More…]