By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The first bill introduced by freshman West Virginia Sen. William Ihlenfeld seeks to stop state lawmakers from financially benefiting from contracts with state agencies. Senate Bill 370 would add West Virginia legislators to existing state law that currently prohibits[Read More…]
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‘Soul Food Feast’ honors Sunday dinner traditions
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In millions of scenes warmly acted out inside countless homes over the centuries, the concept of Sunday dinner has woven itself tightly into the collective fabric of African-American life. Everyone seems to know exactly what role to play without rehearsal on instruction:[Read More…]
Neff shares goals she hopes to pursue as interim president at WVU Tech
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — WVU Tech in Beckley welcomed Joan Neff as its new interim president in January, replacing the former Gerald Lang. Lang replaced the institution’s president Carolyn Long in July 2018 after she was selected to lead the state’s Higher Education Policy Commission. After Lang’s[Read More…]
West Virginia House Bill 2010: Questions and answers about managed care
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources plans to transition its foster care children and others to managed care. It’s a part of House Bill 2010, which the House of Delegates passed last week. While the Senate has yet to[Read More…]
Senate judiciary gives industry more time to review water quality
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers voted Friday to give companies that discharge cancer-causing chemicals into West Virginia waterways another year to gather information before new water quality standards would be implemented. Companies have already had several years to gather that information, as the new standards were first recommended by[Read More…]
Delegates prepare for Senate passage of West Virginia education omnibus
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As members of the West Virginia Senate met into the early evening Friday, voting amendments up and down for their sweeping education reform package, the speaker of the House of Delegates was watching and listening from the back[Read More…]
Community organizations, West Virginia lawmakers work to offer resources to released inmates
By KELSIE LeROSE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Officials across West Virginia are working to create and maintain resources to assist individuals in becoming reintegrated into society after being released from incarceration. Sen. John Unger, D-Berkeley, and president of the nonprofit group Greater Recovery and Community Empowerment, or GRaCE, said[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, February 4
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. BLACKFACE SCANDAL UNDERLINES “FESTERING WOUND” OF RACISM The crisis engulfing involving Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam[Read More…]
WVPA Hall of Fame accepting nominations for Class of 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association is now accepting nominations for the West Virginia Press Association’s Hall of Fame, Class of 2019. The Hall of Fame committee welcomes written nominations, which must include a brief biographical sketch. In order to be nominated and elected to the Hall of Fame, a[Read More…]
